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Naakhuda

नाख़ुदा
also written: Nakhuda
Meaning

Captain of a ship; the helmsman.

Literally: master of the boat

How Iqbal uses it

Word for a ship's captain; a recurring image of the one who guides the vessel through storm.

See it in the verse

Naakhuda in Iqbal’s couplets

Mujhe rokega tu ai nakhuda kya gharq hone se
Ki jin ko dubna ho dub jaate hain safinon mein
Boatman, how will you save me from drowning? Those fated to drown will drown even aboard the ship.
Courage · Selfhood · Adversity
Related words
ARABIC

Mallah

Boatman; sailor who rows or steers a boat.

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