Persian · noun · Iqbal's Emblems

Shahbaaz

शहबाज़
said shah-BAAZ
Meaning

A royal white falcon; a noble hawk.

Literally: king-falcon

How Iqbal uses it

The shahbaaz, the royal falcon, is close kin to Iqbal's beloved shaheen, the high-flying bird of prey that scorns carrion and the soft nest; it is his emblem of the self-reliant, soaring spirit that makes its home in the heights.