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Gumbad

गुम्बद
Meaning

A dome.

How Iqbal uses it

Everyday architectural word; the rounded dome crowning mosques and tombs.

See it in the verse

Gumbad in Iqbal’s couplets

Nahin tera nasheman qasr-e-sultani ke gumbad par
Tu shaheen hai, basera kar paharon ki chattanon mein
Your nest is not on the dome of a royal palace. You are a falcon — make your dwelling on the rocks of the mountains.
The Falcon · Freedom · Courage
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Imaarat

The office or dominion of an amir; chieftaincy, command.

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A tower or minaret.

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