Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History
Qiyaamat
क़ियामत
said qi-yaa-MAT
also written: Qiyamat, Roz-e-Qiyamat, Resurrection
Meaning
The Day of Resurrection and Judgment, when the dead are raised and deeds are weighed.
How Iqbal uses it
Iqbal invokes qiyaamat as the final reckoning that gives every deed its eternal weight and meaning. The awareness of judgment is, for him, a spur to a life of earnest action rather than idle waiting.
See it in the verse
Qiyaamat in Iqbal’s couplets
Isi roz-o-shab mein ulajh kar na rah ja
Ki tere zaman-o-makan aur bhi hain
Ki tere zaman-o-makan aur bhi hain
Do not stay tangled in only these days and nights — there are other times and other places that are yours.
Aspiration · Hope · Restlessness
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, naqsh-gar-e-haadsat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
Silsila-e-roz-o-shab, asl-e-hayat-o-mamat
The chain of day and night is the sculptor of all events; the chain of day and night is the root of life and of death.
Action · Self-Knowledge