Meaning
The world of humanity and material existence, the lowest of the descending cosmic planes.
Literally: world of humanity
How Iqbal uses it
Iqbal honours the world of nasut as the arena of action where the self must prove and build itself rather than escape.
See it in the verse
Alam-e-Nasut in Iqbal’s couplets
Keh raha hai mujh se ae joya-e-asrar-e-azal
Chashm-e-dil wa ho to hai taqdeer-e-aalam be-hijab
Chashm-e-dil wa ho to hai taqdeer-e-aalam be-hijab
He says to me: O seeker of the secrets of eternity, if the eye of the heart opens, the destiny of the world stands unveiled.
Self-Knowledge · Awakening · Aspiration
Yaqeen muhkam, amal paiham, mohabbat fateh-e-aalam
Jihad-e-zindagani mein hain ye mardon ki shamsheeren
Jihad-e-zindagani mein hain ye mardon ki shamsheeren
Firm conviction, ceaseless action, and a love that conquers the world — these are the swords of the brave in the struggle of life.
Action · Love · Courage
Qanaat na kar aalam-e-rang-o-bu par
Chaman aur bhi, aashiyan aur bhi hain
Chaman aur bhi, aashiyan aur bhi hain
Do not be content with this world of colour and scent — there are other gardens, and other nests, too.
Aspiration · Restlessness
Related words
ARABIC
Naasoot
The realm of human, physical existence; the lowest plane of the Sufi cosmology.
ARABIC
Malakoot
The realm of souls and angels, the unseen world of spirits between the physical and the divine.
ARABIC
Jabarut
The world of divine power and archetypes; the realm between pure divinity and the angelic.