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Najd-o-Hijaz

नज्द-ओ-हिजाज़
said najd-o-hi-jaaz
also written: najd-o-hijaz
Meaning

The highlands of Najd and the holy Hijaz together — the desert heart of Arabia of the lover's wilderness and the Prophet's land.

See it in the verse

Najd-o-Hijaz in Iqbal’s couplets

Tu abhi rahguzar mein hai qaid-e-maqam se guzar
Misr-o-Hijaz se guzar, Paras-o-Shaam se guzar
You are still only on the road — break free of the prison of one fixed place. Pass beyond Egypt and Arabia, pass beyond Persia and Syria.
Restlessness · Aspiration · Freedom
Related words
ARABIC

Najd

The central highland plateau of Arabia, often evoked in poetry as the homeland of the beloved.

ARABIC

Hijaz

The western region of Arabia holding Mecca and Medina; for Iqbal a charged emblem of the desert cradle of Islam and pure faith.

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