Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society
Taaj-daari
ताजदारी
said taaj-daa-ree
also written: Tajdari
Meaning
Kingship, the wearing of the crown; the state of being a crowned ruler.
Literally: crown-bearing
How Iqbal uses it
The dignity of the crowned head. Reformist verse often weighs the glitter of tajdari against its burdens and its transience.
See it in the verse
Taaj-daari in Iqbal’s couplets
Na takht-o-taj mein ne lashkar-o-sipah mein hai
Jo baat mard-e-qalandar ki bargah 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
Banaya ishq ne dariya-e-na-paida-karan mujh ko
Ye meri khud-nigah-dari mera sahil na ban jae
Ye meri khud-nigah-dari mera sahil na ban jae
Love has made me a river with no visible shore; I fear my own self-guarding may become the bank that hems me in.
Love · Restlessness · Freedom