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.