Persian · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos
Aaftab
आफ़ताब
said aaf-TAAB
also written: aftab, aaftaab
Meaning
The sun; sunshine, radiance.
Literally: Persian aftab: the sun.
How Iqbal uses it
The aaftab is Iqbal's image of self-luminous glory; he bids the soul become its own sun rather than wait for borrowed light.