Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Hukmraan

हुक्मरां

also written: Hukmran

Meaning

A ruler, sovereign, one who governs.

Usage & notes

The hukmraan is held to account in Iqbal's verse, warned that power divorced from justice invites its own downfall. He reminds rulers that they are trustees, not owners, of the people.

Related words

ARABIC

Hukoomat

Government, rule, or dominion; the exercise of authority over a territory.

PERSIAN

Baadshah

A king or emperor; a sovereign ruler.

ARABIC

Raiyat

The subjects or common people ruled by a sovereign; the peasantry.

ARABIC

Hakim

A ruler, governor or one in authority; a magistrate.

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