Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History
Alast
अलस्त
said a-last
also written: Roz-e-Alast,Bazm-e-Alast
Meaning
The primordial covenant in which God asked the souls 'Am I not your Lord?' and they answered 'Yes'.
Literally: 'Am I not?' (the opening word of the covenant)
How Iqbal uses it
The pledge of Alast is the wellspring of the soul's love and its eternal bond with God in Iqbal's poetry.
See it in the verse
Alast in Iqbal’s couplets
Isi roz-o-shab mein ulajh kar na rah ja
Ki tere zaman-o-makan aur bhi hain
Ki tere zaman-o-makan aur bhi hain
Do not stay tangled in only these days and nights — there are other times and other places that are yours.
Aspiration · Hope · Restlessness
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, naqsh-gar-e-haadsat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
The chain of day and night is the sculptor of all events; the chain of day and night is the root of life and of death.
Action · Self-Knowledge