Word Meaning
तराशे
tarāshe
Meaning
Carves, sculpts, or fashions; fabricates or creates.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetic grammar, 'तराशे है' functions as an archaic present habitual form equivalent to 'तराशती है' (fashions or carves). In this couplet, it describes how the fatigue of unfulfilled longing invents or sculpts its own refuges—such as temples and mosques—out of desperation. It metaphorically captures the creative delusion of an exhausted seeker carving out shelters.
Etymology
Derived from the Persian verb 'tarāshīdan' (تراشیدن), meaning to cut, carve, chip, or plane.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, it frequently symbolizes the act of sculpting idols, shaping verse, or fabricating excuses and illusions.
Examples
Carves stone as if shaping an idol
The heart carves strange facets of sorrow