Arabic · noun · Struggle & the Sword

Zafar

ज़फ़र

Meaning

Victory, triumph, success, attainment.

Usage & notes

Zafar joins fatah in Iqbal's vocabulary of triumph, the success that crowns sustained struggle. He links lasting victory to faith and steadfast effort rather than fortune.

Related words

ARABIC

Fatah

Victory, triumph, conquest; an opening.

PERSIAN

Shikast

Defeat, rout, breaking, being broken.

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