Meaning
Government, rule, or dominion; the exercise of authority over a territory.
See it in the verse
Hukoomat in Iqbal’s couplets
Jamhooriyat ik tarz-e-hukoomat hai ki jis mein
Bandon ko gina karte hain tola nahin karte
Bandon ko gina karte hain tola nahin karte
Democracy is a mode of government in which people are counted, not weighed.
Justice · Leadership · Awakening
Ye ilm ye hikmat ye tadabbur ye hukoomat
Peete hain lahoo dete hain taleem-e-masawat
Peete hain lahoo dete hain taleem-e-masawat
This science, this philosophy, this statecraft, this government — they drink men's blood and preach the lesson of equality.
Justice · Awakening
Jamhuriyat ek tarz-e-hukumat hai ki jis mein
Bandon ko gina karte hain, tola nahin karte
Bandon ko gina karte hain, tola nahin karte
Democracy is a mode of governance in which people are counted, not weighed.
Justice · Awakening
Hai dil ke liye maut machinon ki hukumat
Ehsaas-e-muravvat ko kuchal dete hain aalat
Ehsaas-e-muravvat ko kuchal dete hain aalat
The rule of machines is death for the heart — the instruments crush the very feeling of human kindness.
Justice · Awakening · Love