Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Shaamat

शामत

said shaa-mat

also written: Shamat

Meaning

Misfortune, ill-luck, calamity; an evil turn of fate.

Usage & notes

Misfortune befalling a person figures the dark stroke of fate, which Iqbal sets against the resilient self that refuses to be undone by it.

Related words

Ill-omen, inauspiciousness, unlucky or evil influence.

Felicity, blessedness, good fortune and happiness.

Divine decree; God's ordaining of events and destiny.