Persian · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Hangaam

हंगाम
said han-GAAM
also written: hangam
Meaning

Time, season, the moment or occasion of something.

Literally: Persian hangam: the appointed time or season.

Usage & notes

Hangaam marks the fitting time or season for an act; in Iqbal's ethic of the moment the self must recognize its hangaam and rise to the occasion that destiny presents.