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Persian · noun · Struggle & the Sword

Sipaah

सिपाह
Meaning

An army, troops, military force.

How Iqbal uses it

Sipaah, the body of troops, recurs in Iqbal's evocations of organised force and the discipline of the host. It frames the collective strength that struggle may require.

See it in the verse

Sipaah 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.

PERSIAN

Sipaahi

A soldier, warrior, member of an army.

ARABIC

Fauj

An army, troop, host, multitude.

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