Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos
Ghuroob
ग़ुरूब
said ghu-ROOB
also written: ghurub
Meaning
Setting, the sunset; the sinking of a heavenly body below the horizon.
Literally: Arabic ghurub: the setting of the sun or stars.
Usage & notes
Ghuroob, the sunset, is the counterpart of tulu and a sign of decline; Iqbal warns nations and selves that borrowed light must set, and bids them seek a sun that knows no ghuroob.