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.