Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Hukm-nama

हुक्मनामा
said hukm-NAA-ma
also written: hukmnama, hukumnama
Meaning

A written order or mandate; a document conveying an official command.

Literally: writ of command

See it in the verse

Hukm-nama 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
ARABIC

Hukm

A command, order or decree; authority to rule.

PERSIAN

Parwana

The moth that circles a flame and burns itself in the fire it loves.

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