Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Nature & the Garden

Girdbad

गिर्दबाद

also written: Gardbad, Gird-baad, Gardbaad

Meaning

A whirlwind; a spinning column of wind and dust.

Literally: circling wind

See it in the verse

Girdbad in Iqbal’s couplets

Ye payam de gai hai mujhe baad-e-subh-gahi
Ki khudi ke aarifon ka hai maqam padshahi

The morning breeze brought me this message: the station of those who truly know selfhood is sovereignty.

Selfhood · Self-Knowledge · Leadership

Related words

Toofan

Storm, tempest, deluge.

Ghubar

Dust or a cloud of dust raised on the road.

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