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Persian · noun · Struggle & the Sword
Sardaar-e-Lashkar
सरदार-ए-लश्कर
said
sar-daar-e-lash-kar
Meaning
The commander or chief of an army.
Literally: head of the host
See it in the verse
Sardaar-e-Lashkar in Iqbal’s couplets
Na takht-o-taj mein ne lashkar-o-sipah mein hai
Jo baat mard-e-qalandar ki bargah mein hai
Not in throne and crown, nor in armies and soldiers, lies the power that belongs to the court of the free-spirited man.
Freedom · Selfhood · Leadership
Related words
PERSIAN
Lashkar
An army, host, military force, camp.
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