Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Jahaanbaani

जहाँबानी
said ja-haan-baa-nee
also written: Jahanbani
Meaning

World-rule, the governance of the world or an empire.

Literally: world-keeping (jahan + bani)

Usage & notes

The lofty art of ruling the world, a Persian courtly ideal. Iqbal invokes such grand kingship words to argue that real jahaanbaani begins with mastery of the self.