Urdu Dictionary
Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Taj

ताज
said TAAJ
also written: taaj, taj
Meaning

A crown; the jewelled headpiece of a king and supreme emblem of sovereignty.

How Iqbal uses it

Iqbal sets the king's 'taj' against the dervish's bare head to argue that true kingship is inward, not worn.

See it in the verse

Taj 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

Takht

A throne; the seat and symbol of royal power.

PERSIAN

Tajdar

A crowned king; one who wears the crown and holds sovereignty.

PERSIAN

Kalaah

A cap or conical hat; in royal usage a crown-like headdress, and in dervish usage the cap of the faqir.

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