Persian · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Akhtar

अख़्तर

said akh-tar

Meaning

A star; figuratively fortune or luck (as in the star one is born under).

Usage & notes

The star carries the double sense of light and fortune in Iqbal; the great self does not read its luck in the stars but writes its own.

Related words

Stars (anjum) / a star (sitara).

A star.

Fortune, luck, fate.