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Qutb-Tara

क़ुतुब-तारा
said QU-tub-TAA-ra
also written: qutb taara, qutub tara
Meaning

The Pole Star, the North Star; a fixed guide for travellers.

Literally: Arabic qutb (pivot, pole) + tara (star): the star at the pole.

See it in the verse

Qutb-Tara in Iqbal’s couplets

Uruj-e-adam-e-khaki se anjum sahme jaate hain
Ki ye toota hua tara mah-e-kamil na ban jaaye
The stars take fright at the rise of the human being of dust — afraid that this broken star may yet become a full moon.
Aspiration · Hope · Selfhood
Related words
ARABIC

Anjum / Sitara

Stars (anjum) / a star (sitara).

ARABIC

Qutb

The pole star or celestial pole; an axis or pivot; figuratively a spiritual axis of the age.

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