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Naukar-Shahi

नौकरशाही
said NAU-kar-SHAA-hee
also written: Naukarshahi
Meaning

Bureaucracy; rule by salaried officials.

See it in the verse

Naukar-Shahi in Iqbal’s couplets

Teri zindagi isi se teri aabru isi se
Jo rahi khudi to shahi na rahi to ru-siyahi
Your life depends on this, your honour depends on this: if selfhood remains you reign like a king, if it is lost only disgrace remains.
Selfhood · Courage · Self-Knowledge
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