Persian · noun · Struggle & the Sword

Jahaangeeri

जहाँगीरी
said ja-haan-gee-ree
also written: Jahangiri
Meaning

World-conquest; the seizing and holding of dominion over the world.

Literally: world-seizing (jahan + giri)

Usage & notes

The conquering ambition to rule the earth. In Iqbal's thought the lust for jahangiri is the lower drive that the awakened self transmutes into a higher, creative mastery.