Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Hukm-raani

हुक्मरानी
said hukm-raa-nee
also written: Hukmraani
Meaning

Sovereign rule; the wielding of command over a people.

Literally: the running of command

How Iqbal uses it

A near-synonym of hukmaraani, naming the active governance of subjects; used where the stress is on dominion exercised.

See it in the verse

Hukm-raani 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

Hukmraan

A ruler, sovereign, one who governs.

ARABIC

Hukm

A command, order or decree; authority to rule.

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