Word Meaning
पूद
pood
Meaning
The weft or woof; the crosswise threads in weaving.
Detailed Meaning
'Pood' refers to the weft or woof in weaving, crossing through the lengthwise warp ('taar'). In classical Urdu poetry, it usually appears within the compound 'taar-o-pood' (warp and weft), symbolizing the essential fabric, structure, or reality of existence. In this couplet, it describes the very texture of the speaker's being as torn and fragmented like the collar of morning light.
Etymology
Persian (پود / pūd, meaning 'weft' or 'woof').
Usage
In the ghazal tradition, 'pood' rarely appears alone; it almost always forms the Persian compound 'taar-o-pood' to represent the fundamental texture of life, grief, or the cosmos.
Examples
taar-o-pood-e-hasti (the warp and weft of existence)
The fabric of patience unravelled thread by thread.