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Zawal

ज़वाल
said za-WAAL
also written: zawaal
Meaning

Decline, the passing of the sun's zenith; downfall, the waning of fortune.

Literally: Arabic zawal: the turning away, the sun's decline from noon.

How Iqbal uses it

Zawal names the decline of nations and of the sun alike; Iqbal warns that only the self-renewing spirit escapes the law of zawal.

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
ARABIC

Uruj

Ascent, rise, the zenith of fortune or attainment.

ARABIC

Ghuroob

Setting, the sunset; the sinking of a heavenly body below the horizon.

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