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Khiraaj

ख़िराज
said khi-raaj
also written: Kharaaj, Khiraj, kharaj, khiraj
Meaning

Land tax or tribute paid to a state or sovereign.

How Iqbal uses it

The tax or tribute owed to a ruler. By extension the idiom khiraaj-e-aqeedat means a tribute of devotion or homage paid to the worthy.

See it in the verse

Khiraaj in Iqbal’s couplets

Nigah-e-faqr mein shan-e-sikandari kya hai
Khiraj ki jo gada ho wo qaisari kya hai
In the eyes of a free spirit, what is the splendour of an Alexander? An empire that begs for tribute is no empire at all.
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Property, wealth, goods or merchandise.

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A treasury, treasure or store of wealth.

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A distinctive playing style or school, as of tabla or sitar.

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Jizya

A poll-tax levied on non-Muslim subjects under Islamic rule in return for protection.

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