ताला

Meaning

Destiny, fortune, luck, or an ascendant rising star.

Detailed Meaning

In Persian and Urdu poetics, the term denotes one's ascendant horoscope, star, or destiny. In the provided couplet, 'tāla-e-khāshāk' (the fortune of worthless straw) implies that the ultimate destiny and brilliance of insignificance lie in being consumed by fire. It serves as an allegorical reminder that mystical elevation is attained through self-effacement.

Etymology

Arabic, from the active participle ṭāli‘ (root ṭ-l-‘), meaning rising or ascending.

Usage

Often compounded with Persian izafat in ghazals to evoke the themes of astrological destiny and auspicious or ruined fortune.

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