Arabic · adjective · Time, Fate & the Cosmos
Tamam
तमाम
said ta-maam
also written: Tamaam
Meaning
Whole, entire, complete; all of a thing. Also finished.
See it in the verse
Tamam in Iqbal’s couplets
Hai magar is naqsh mein rang-e-sabaat-e-dawam
Jis ko kiya ho kisi mard-e-Khuda ne tamam
Jis ko kiya ho kisi mard-e-Khuda ne tamam
Only that work bears the colour of lasting permanence which a man of God has brought to completion.
Aspiration · Selfhood · Action
Ye kaenat abhi na-tamam hai shayad
Ki aa rahi hai damadam sada-e-kun-fayakun
Ki aa rahi hai damadam sada-e-kun-fayakun
This universe is, perhaps, still unfinished — for the call of 'Be, and it is' keeps sounding, moment after moment.
Hope · Aspiration · Action