तारीक

Meaning

dark, gloomy, obscure, or unlit

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, 'tārīk' refers to physical darkness as well as metaphorical obscurity, despair, and grief. In this verse, it qualifies the nights of separation from radiant-faced lovers as overwhelmingly black and oppressive. In that intense gloom, only the burning scar of unfulfilled longing acts as a lantern for the house of the heart.

Etymology

Persian (تاریک), derived from Middle Persian 'tārīg' (dark), tracing back to Proto-Iranian.

Usage

Frequently combined with night (shab) to embody the lonely, agonizing state of separation in the ghazal tradition.

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