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Taakht

ताख़्त
said TAAKHT
also written: takht, taakht-o-taaraaj
Meaning

A raid or sudden assault; a foray of plunder, as in taakht-o-taaraaj (raid and ruin).

See it in the verse

Taakht 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
TURKISH

Yalghaar

A sudden raid, charge, onslaught or massed assault.

PERSIAN

Taaraaj

Plunder, pillage, and devastation of a conquered place.

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