Urdu Dictionary
Persian · adjective · Nation, Faith & Society

Shahi

शाही
said shaa-hee
Meaning

Royal, kingly, pertaining to a king or the court.

How Iqbal uses it

An everyday descriptor for anything regal: shahi darbar, shahi farman. Carries connotations of grandeur and pomp in ghazal and qasida alike.

See it in the verse

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
Related words
PERSIAN

Badshahi

Kingship, sovereignty, royal rule or imperial dignity.

PERSIAN

Darbaar

A royal court, the assembly or audience hall of a ruler.

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