Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Nahoosat

नहूसत
said na-hoo-sat
also written: Nuhusat
Meaning

Ill-omen, inauspiciousness, unlucky or evil influence.

Usage & notes

Ill-fortune is, for Iqbal, no fixed sentence of the stars; the self that has found its power can turn even an unlucky hour to account.