Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Dushman

दुश्मन

also written: Dushmani

Meaning

An enemy, adversary.

How Iqbal uses it

In Tarana-e-Hindi the very turning of the age has been the people's dushman for centuries, yet their being refuses to be wiped out, casting endurance as the answer to a hostile epoch.

See it in the verse

Dushman in Iqbal’s couplets

Kuch baat hai ki hasti mitti nahin hamari
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

Related words

ARABIC

Raqeeb

The rival in love; the lover's competitor for the beloved.

SANSKRIT

Bair

Enmity, hostility, grudge.

ARABIC

Adaawat

Enmity, hostility, rancorous opposition.

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