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.