Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Kishti

किश्त

also written: Kisht

Meaning

Check in chess; also an installment. The call that threatens the king.

See it in the verse

Kishti in Iqbal’s couplets

Nahin hai naumeed Iqbal apni kisht-e-veeran se
Zara nam ho to ye mitti badi zarkhez hai saqi

Iqbal is not without hope, even from his barren field — let there be a little moisture, cupbearer, and this soil is wonderfully fertile.

Hope · Aspiration

Related words

Shatranj

Chess; the game of kings, a favoured image for statecraft and fate.

Shah

A king; also the king in chess and a title of Sufi saints.

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