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Suoor-e-zaat

शु'ऊर-ए-ज़ात
also written: Shuur-e-zaat
Meaning

Self-consciousness; the awareness of one's own being and identity.

See it in the verse

Suoor-e-zaat in Iqbal’s couplets

Khudi ho ilm se mohkam to ghairat-e-Jibril
Agar ho ishq se mohkam to soor-e-Israfil
A selfhood made firm by knowledge can rival the angel of revelation; a selfhood made firm by love can rival the trumpet that wakes the world.
Selfhood · Love · Action
Related words
ARABIC

Shu'ur

Consciousness, awareness; sensibility and the discernment that comes with it.

ARABIC

Zaat

Essence, self, the intrinsic being of a thing; also person or individual.

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