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Quwwat

क़ुव्वत
said quw-WAT
also written: Quwat
Meaning

Strength, power, or might; force of body or arms.

Literally: strength; power; force

How Iqbal uses it

Quwwat is strength or power, of body, will, or spirit. Iqbal does not despise power; he asks only that it be wedded to justice and faith, for strength in the service of truth builds while strength in the service of zulm destroys. He summons the weak and the oppressed to gather quwwat and refuse their wronging.

See it in the verse

Quwwat in Iqbal’s couplets

Yaqeen afrad ka sarmaya-e-tameer-e-millat hai
Yahi quvvat hai jo surat-gar-e-taqdeer-e-millat hai
The conviction of individuals is the capital that builds a community — this is the very force that sculpts a people's destiny.
Unity · Selfhood · Leadership
Related words
ARABIC

Qawi

Strong, powerful, robust.

ARABIC

Taqat

Strength, power, or capacity; the force to do or endure.

PERSIAN

Zor

Force, strength, or exertion; also emphasis or pressure.

PERSIAN

Khudi

Selfhood; the self, the ego — in the philosophical, not the vain, sense.

ARABIC

Zulm

Oppression, injustice, cruelty; the beloved's tyranny or any wrong done.

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