Urdu Dictionary

Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Zawal

ज़वाल

also written: Zawaal

Meaning

The sun's crossing of the meridian at noon; hence decline, waning, or downfall.

Literally: decline

See it in the verse

Zawal in Iqbal’s couplets

Na ho naumeed, naumeedi zawal-e-ilm-o-irfan hai
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

Related words

Ghurub

The setting of the sun; sunset.

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