Word Meaning
तपाँ
tapāñ
hiadjective
Meaning
Restless, agitated, burning, or palpitating with emotional distress.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu and Persian verse, 'tapāñ' denotes a heart or soul palpitating violently and burning from the fire of love or sorrow. In this couplet, it captures the lover's shifting emotional turmoil, where the heart alternates between weeping, palpitating in agony, and becoming completely breathless. It conveys a state of continuous, feverish agitation.
Etymology
Persian, present/active participle of 'tapīdan' (to flutter, palpitate, burn, or be agitated).
Usage
It is most commonly compounded as 'dil-e-tapāñ' in the ghazal to portray a lover's restlessly throbbing and burning heart.
Examples
a palpitating and restless heart in grief
the soul burning in the fire of separation
Synonyms
बे-क़रारमुज़्तरिबबे-चैनसोज़ाँ
Related Words
तपिशतपीदानालाँ