Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Taaj-o-Takht

ताज-ओ-तख़्त
said TAAJ-o-TAKHT
Meaning

Crown and throne; the symbols and substance of sovereignty.

How Iqbal uses it

Iqbal invokes taj-o-takht to contrast worldly power with the higher kingship of the self (khudi).

See it in the verse

Taaj-o-Takht 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
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