Word Meaning
हम-तरही
ham-tarhi
Meaning
Sharing the same poetic pattern, manner, or plight; conformity in style or sorrow.
Detailed Meaning
In classical Urdu poetics, 'ham-tarhi' primarily refers to composing verse following the same rhyme and meter as another poet, but metaphorically implies sharing an identical state, manner, or distress. In this couplet, it expresses the lover's envy and pain at finding the morning bird sharing the exact same art and plight of sorrowful lament. The bird's crying rivals the speaker's own grief, piercing him like a double-edged sword.
Etymology
From Persian prefix 'ham-' (together, co-) and Arabic 'tarh' (manner, mold, design), followed by the Persian abstract suffix '-i'.
Usage
Commonly employed in the ghazal to express poetic competition or a poignant kinship between the lover and nature's mourners.
Examples
Envy born of a shared plight
In the style of lament, their sorrow found a kindred mode