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Yusuf
यूसुफ़
said YOO-suf
also written: Yusaf, Joseph
Meaning
The prophet Joseph, renowned in Islamic tradition for his surpassing beauty and his patience through trial.
Usage & notes
Iqbal draws on Yusuf as the emblem of perfect beauty and of patience rewarded after suffering, the slave who rose to rule Egypt. The story of the well and the rise to power becomes a figure for the soul's testing and triumph.