Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Hindi

हिन्दी

also written: Hindee

Meaning

An Indian; one belonging to Hind.

How Iqbal uses it

In the line 'hindi hain ham, watan hai Hindostan hamara', Iqbal affirms a shared Indian identity above sect, naming everyone a Hindi whose homeland is India.

See it in the verse

Hindi in Iqbal’s couplets

Mazhab nahin sikhata aapas mein bair rakhna
Hindi hain hum, watan hai Hindostan hamara

Religion does not teach us to hold enmity among ourselves. We are of Hind, and Hindustan is our homeland.

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Related words

PERSIAN

Hindostan

India, the land of the Indus.

ARABIC

Watan

Homeland, native country.

ARABIC

Qaum

A people, nation or community.

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