Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue

Hawas

हवस

said ha-was

Meaning

Lust, greedy craving, inordinate desire.

Usage & notes

Base craving and lust, especially of the appetites; Iqbal contrasts the destructive hawas of the lower self with the creative fire of ishq.

Related words

Greed, avarice, insatiable craving for more.

Avarice, covetous craving, grasping after what belongs to others.

Love — passionate, all-consuming love, whether for the divine or the human.