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Persian · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Zawal-e-dauran

ज़वाल-ए-दौराँ
Meaning

The decline of the age; the waning fortunes of a period of time.

See it in the verse

Zawal-e-dauran 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

Zawal

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

ARABIC

Zamana / Daur

The age, the times; the turning era or fortune.

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