Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Afsar-Shaahi

अफ़सर-शाही
said AF-sar-SHAA-hee
Meaning

Bureaucracy; rule by officialdom.

Literally: officer-kingship

See it in the verse

Afsar-Shaahi in Iqbal’s couplets

Teri zindagi isi se teri aabru isi se
Jo rahi khudi to shahi na rahi to ru-siyahi
Your life depends on this, your honour depends on this: if selfhood remains you reign like a king, if it is lost only disgrace remains.
Selfhood · Courage · Self-Knowledge
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