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Kishwar

किश्वर
said kish-var
also written: Kishvar
Meaning

A country, realm or clime.

How Iqbal uses it

A Persian word for a land or region, more literary than mulk. The idiom kishwar-kushai means the conquest of countries.

See it in the verse

Kishwar in Iqbal’s couplets

Ai himala ai fasil-e-kishwar-e-hindustan
Chumta hai teri peshani ko jhuk kar aasman
O Himalaya, O rampart of the land of India, the sky bends down to kiss your brow.
Humility · Self-Knowledge
Related words
ARABIC

Mulk

A country, kingdom or realm; a land and its dominion.

ARABIC

Riyaasat

A state, princely domain or chieftaincy; the exercise of rule.

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