Persian · noun · Everyday Life

Kalaah

कुलाह
said ku-LAAH
also written: kulah, kulaah, qulah, kolah
Meaning

A cap or conical hat; in royal usage a crown-like headdress, and in dervish usage the cap of the faqir.

Usage & notes

Iqbal plays the king's jewelled 'kulah' against the dervish's humble cap to invert who truly possesses sovereignty.