Word Meaning
तालेअ
taale'
hinoun
Meaning
Fate, fortune, destiny, or one's rising star and horoscope.
Detailed Meaning
'Taale'' refers literally to a rising star or horoscope in astrology, and metonymously to fortune, luck, or destiny. In this couplet, it denotes the lover's predetermined bad luck ('taale' ka likha'), resigning to misfortune rather than blaming the beloved for tearing the letter.
Etymology
Arabic (طالع, ṭāli‘), active participle from the root ṭ-l-‘ (to rise, ascend).
Usage
In ghazal poetry, 'taale'' is frequently personified as slumbering ('khwaabida') or reversed ('sar-nigun') to signify an unlucky lover's plight.
Examples
such was the decree of my fortune
the sleeping star of destiny
Synonyms
क़िस्मतनसीबबख़्तमुक़द्दर
Related Words
बद-तालेअतुलूसिताराज़ाइचा