Meaning
Manifest, displaying splendour; appearing in radiant self-revelation.
Literally: splendour-making
How Iqbal uses it
Describes beauty or divine glory that shows itself; the beloved is jalwa-gar in every form, as the Real is said to be manifest in all creation.
See it in the verse
Jalwa-gar in Iqbal’s couplets
Yaqeen afrad ka sarmaya-e-tameer-e-millat hai
Yahi quvvat hai jo surat-gar-e-taqdeer-e-millat hai
Yahi quvvat hai jo surat-gar-e-taqdeer-e-millat hai
The conviction of individuals is the capital that builds a community — this is the very force that sculpts a people's destiny.
Unity · Selfhood · Leadership
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, naqsh-gar-e-haadsat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
The chain of day and night is the sculptor of all events; the chain of day and night is the root of life and of death.
Action · Self-Knowledge