Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos
Dahr-o-Daur
दहर-ओ-दौर
said DAHR-o-DAUR
also written: dahr o daur
Meaning
Time and its turning; the whole sweep of the ages and their revolutions.
Literally: Arabic: dahr (time) and daur (cycle) joined.
See it in the verse
Dahr-o-Daur in Iqbal’s couplets
Kuch baat hai ki hasti mitti nahin hamari
Sadiyon raha hai dushman daur-e-zaman hamara
Sadiyon raha hai dushman daur-e-zaman hamara
There is something about us that refuses to be erased — for centuries the turning of the age itself has been our enemy.
Hope · Adversity · Self-Knowledge
Khol kar aankhen mere aaeena-e-guftar mein dekh
Aane wale daur ki dhundli si ek tasveer dekh
Aane wale daur ki dhundli si ek tasveer dekh
Open your eyes and look into the mirror of my words — see the faint, blurred picture of the age that is coming.
Awakening · Hope · Leadership