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Persian · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Charkh-e-gardoon

चर्ख़-ए-गर्दूँ
Meaning

The revolving wheel of heaven; the turning firmament that governs destiny.

Literally: the turning wheel

See it in the verse

Charkh-e-gardoon in Iqbal’s couplets

Samjhega zamana teri aankhon ke ishaare
Dekhenge tujhe dur se gardun ke sitare
The age itself will read the signals of your eyes; the stars of the sky will watch you from afar.
Aspiration · Selfhood · Hope
Related words
PERSIAN

Charkh

The revolving sky, the wheeling heavens; figuratively fate and the turning fortune.

ARABIC

Falak / Aasman

The sky, the heavens, the firmament (aflak = the celestial spheres).

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