Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Naseeb

नसीब
said na-SEEB
also written: nasib
Meaning

Fate, destiny, one's allotted portion or fortune.

Literally: Arabic nasib: a share, an allotted lot.

Usage & notes

Naseeb is the allotted lot of fate; rather than bowing to it, Iqbal's awakened self is told that the believer can remake his naseeb, for a living ego shapes its own destiny.