Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Shahaab

शहाब
said sha-haab
also written: Shihab
Meaning

A meteor or shooting star; a streaking flame across the sky.

Literally: a flame, firebrand

Usage & notes

The meteor's brief blaze gives Iqbal an image of sudden, hurled brilliance, a spark that pierces the dark heaven and is gone.