Urdu · noun · Nature & the Garden

Chatan

चट्टान
said chat-TAAN
also written: Chattan
Meaning

A rock, boulder, or crag.

Usage & notes

The unyielding chatan is Iqbal's emblem of firmness and the immovable will; the torrent that wears or leaps the rock, and the rock that stands against the flood, both serve his meditations on strength and persistence.