Urdu Dictionary

Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Iste'laa

इस्तेला

also written: Istela

Meaning

Superiority or ascendancy; rising to a position above others.

See it in the verse

Iste'laa in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi ka sirr-e-nihan La Ilaha Illallah
Khudi hai taeg fasan La Ilaha Illallah

The hidden secret of the self is 'There is no god but God'; the self is the sword, and that declaration is the whetstone that sharpens it.

Selfhood · Self-Knowledge · Courage

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