Arabic · noun · The Heart & the Body

Khauf

ख़ौफ़

also written: Khouf

Meaning

Fear; dread, apprehension.

How Iqbal uses it

Iqbal distinguishes the fear of God (khauf-e-khuda), which dignifies the self, from the fear of mortals and worldly loss, which enslaves it; the free believer fears none but the divine.

See it in the verse

Khauf in Iqbal’s couplets

Hazar khauf ho lekin zaban ho dil ki rafiq
Yahi raha hai azal se qalandaron ka tariq

Let there be a thousand fears, yet let the tongue stay true to the heart; this has been the way of free spirits since the beginning of time.

Courage · Selfhood · Self-Knowledge

Related words

ARABIC

Dahshat

Terror, dread, fright.

ARABIC

Wahshat

Wildness, frenzy; loneliness and dread; a shrinking from company.

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