Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue

Hirs

हिर्स

said HIRS

also written: hirs-o-hawas

Meaning

Greed, avarice, insatiable craving for more.

Usage & notes

Hirs is the devouring greed Iqbal sets against contentment and faqr; the self enslaved to endless craving loses its freedom, chained to appetites it can never fill.

Related words

SANSKRIT

Laalach

Greed, covetousness, grasping desire for gain.

ARABIC

Tama'

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

ARABIC

Qana'at

Contentment, satisfaction with what one has, freedom from greed.

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