Persian · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos
Zawaal-e-Aaftaab
ज़वाल-ए-आफ़ताब
said za-waal-e-aaf-taab
also written: Zawal-e-Aftab
Meaning
The decline of the sun; the time when the sun passes its zenith and begins to set.
See it in the verse
Zawaal-e-Aaftaab in Iqbal’s couplets
Na ho naumeed, naumeedi zawal-e-ilm-o-irfan hai
Umeed-e-mard-e-momin hai Khuda ke razdanon mein
Umeed-e-mard-e-momin hai Khuda ke razdanon mein
Do not despair — despair is the downfall of knowledge and insight. The hope of a person of conviction stands among those who know the deepest secrets.
Hope · Youth · Courage
Qalb o nazar ki zindagi dasht mein subh ka samaan
Chashma-e-aftab se nuur ki naddiyan ravaan
Chashma-e-aftab se nuur ki naddiyan ravaan
The life of the heart and the eye is like daybreak in the desert; from the spring of the sun, rivers of light flow out.
Awakening · Hope · Self-Knowledge