द-ज़माँ

Meaning

Time, era, the world, or the contemporary age.

Detailed Meaning

In classical Urdu and Persian poetry, 'zamāñ' refers to the epoch, fortune, or the people of the age. Here, printed with an artifact of the Arabic article 'az-zamān' or 'uz-zamān', it forms part of 'ikhwān-e-zamāñ' (the brethren of this age). The verse counsels a dervish-like patience and benevolence toward the mistreatment of contemporaries.

Etymology

Arabic (zamān / al-zamān), meaning time, age, or epoch.

Usage

Commonly used in genitive constructs to evoke either the cruelty of fate or the superficiality of worldly contemporaries.

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