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Shaukat

शौकत
said shau-kat
Meaning

Magnificence, grandeur, pomp, imposing power.

How Iqbal uses it

Frequently joined to shaan (shaan-o-shaukat) to evoke the outward splendour of kings and empires that Iqbal sets against spiritual worth.

See it in the verse

Shaukat in Iqbal’s couplets

Kya dabdaba-e-nadir kya shaukat-e-taimuri
Ho jaate hain sab daftar gharq-e-mai-e-naab aakhir
What of Nadir's dread power, what of Timur's splendour? In the end every such record is drowned in the pure wine of time.
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Related words
ARABIC

Shaan

Glory, dignity, splendour, pomp; high quality or standing.

ARABIC

Dabdaba

Imposing grandeur, awe-inspiring authority, commanding sway.

ARABIC

Jalaal

Majesty, awe-inspiring glory, sublime grandeur.

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