Meaning
Peace, reconciliation or truce; the settlement of a conflict.
Literally: peace; reconciliation; truce
Usage & notes
Sulh is peace, reconciliation, or truce. Iqbal honours a just peace but distrusts the false calm that is really the quiet of the conquered, the peace that asks the oppressed to accept their chains. A peace bought by servility is, for him, worse than honourable struggle.