Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos
Lail-o-Nahar
लैल-ओ-नहार
said LAIL-o-na-HAAR
also written: lail o nahar, lailonahar
Meaning
Night and day; the ceaseless alternation of dark and light, hence the flow of time.
Literally: Arabic lail (night) + nahar (day): night-and-day.
Usage & notes
Lail-o-nahar names the river of time itself; Iqbal sets the timeless self against the turning of night and day.