Word Meaning
तारें
tāreñ
hinoun (feminine plural)
Meaning
Threads, strands, or fibers, especially from torn fabric.
Detailed Meaning
Refers to the plural of 'tār' in feminine usage (specifically strands or loose threads pulled from cloth). In this couplet by Ghalib, it portrays the desiccated, prominent jugular veins of the crazed lover resembling the frayed, unravelled threads of a torn collar (garebān). The image conveys intense madness and bodily ruin.
Etymology
From Persian 'tār' (تار), meaning thread, cord, or wire.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, 'tār' or 'tāreñ' often evokes the shredding of garments ('chāk-e-garebān') as a quintessential metaphor for the agony of madness ('junūn').
Examples
The threads of the torn garment scattered in the wind.
My veins became like threads dried by anguish.
Synonyms
धागेरेशेलड़ियाँ
Related Words
तार-तारगरेबाँचाकरग