Meaning
to count.
How Iqbal uses it
Verb of counting.
See it in the verse
Ginna in Iqbal’s couplets
Jamhooriyat ik tarz-e-hukoomat hai ki jis mein
Bandon ko gina karte hain tola nahin karte
Bandon ko gina karte hain tola nahin karte
Democracy is a mode of government in which people are counted, not weighed.
Justice · Leadership · Awakening
Jamhuriyat ek tarz-e-hukumat hai ki jis mein
Bandon ko gina karte hain, tola nahin karte
Bandon ko gina karte hain, tola nahin karte
Democracy is a mode of governance in which people are counted, not weighed.
Justice · Awakening