Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Nafs-e-Lawwama

नफ़्स-ए-लव्वामा
said nafs-e law-WAA-ma
Meaning

The self-reproaching soul that blames itself for wrongdoing and turns toward repentance.

Literally: the blaming self

Usage & notes

Iqbal sees the reproaching self as the conscience that goads the ego upward, the inner critic essential to moral growth.