Persian · adjective · Time, Fate & the Cosmos
Buland-Akhtar
बुलंद-अख़्तर
said bu-LAND-AKH-tar
also written: buland akhtar
Meaning
Of high star, fortunate, of lofty destiny.
Literally: Persian buland (high) + akhtar (star): high of star, well-starred.
See it in the verse
Buland-Akhtar in Iqbal’s couplets
Khudi ko kar buland itna ki har taqdeer se pehle
Khuda bande se khud pooche, bata teri raza kya hai
Khuda bande se khud pooche, bata teri raza kya hai
Raise your selfhood so high that, before issuing every decree of destiny, God Himself asks you: tell me, what is your wish?
Selfhood · Courage
Nigah buland, sukhan dilnawaz, jaan pur-soz
Yahi hai rakht-e-safar mir-e-karvan ke liye
Yahi hai rakht-e-safar mir-e-karvan ke liye
A lofty gaze, speech that wins the heart, a soul that burns with feeling — this alone is the travelling kit a caravan's leader needs.
Leadership · Aspiration