Urdu Dictionary
Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Hukm

हुक्म
said hukm
also written: Hukum
Meaning

A command, order or decree; authority to rule.

How Iqbal uses it

Ranges from an everyday order to the sovereign will of God. Its plural ahkam denotes the ordinances of religious law.

See it in the verse

Hukm in Iqbal’s couplets

Baagh-e-bahisht se mujhe hukm-e-safar diya tha kyun
Kaar-e-jahan daraaz hai ab mera intezaar kar
Why was I given the command to depart the garden of paradise? The work of the world is long now — so wait for me.
Action · Aspiration · Restlessness
Related words
PERSIAN

Farmaan

A royal decree, edict or order issued by a sovereign.

PERSIAN

Hukmaraani

Rulership, the act of governing or holding sway.

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