Meaning
India; the land of Hindustan.
How Iqbal uses it
The name of India in Persianate usage. Iqbal's early patriotic verse celebrates Hind (as in Saare Jahan se Achchha Hindostan Hamara), making the word central to his vision of homeland.
See it in the verse
Hind in Iqbal’s couplets
Utha na sheesha-garaan-e-firang ke ehsaan
Safaal-e-Hind se mina-o-jaam paida kar
Safaal-e-Hind se mina-o-jaam paida kar
Do not be indebted to the glassmakers of the foreign land — fashion your goblet and cup from the clay of your own soil.
Selfhood · Freedom · Action
Hai Ram ke vajood pe Hindostan ko naaz
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
India takes pride in the very existence of Ram; those of discerning sight regard him as the spiritual leader of India.
Unity