Word Meaning
यगानों
yagānoñ
Meaning
Kinsfolk, intimates, friends, or near and dear ones.
Detailed Meaning
The term refers to one's own people, close friends, or relatives, standing in direct contrast to 'begānoñ' (strangers). In this couplet, it describes the lover's heart falling into an agonizing limbo, acknowledged neither by intimates nor by outsiders. It underscores a profound sense of alienation while still helplessly remaining transfixed by the beloved's radiant presence.
Etymology
Persian, derived from 'yak' (one) combined with the suffix '-āna', denoting oneness, familiarity, or close kinship.
Usage
In classical Urdu ghazal, 'yagāna' (and its plural 'yagānoñ') is frequently deployed alongside 'begāna' in rhetorical antithesis (san'at-e-tazād) to express social estrangement and unbelonging.
Examples
neither among kinsmen nor among strangers
abandoned by both intimates and aliens