Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Taj-o-Takht

ताज-ओ-तख़्त
said taaj-o-takht
also written: Taj o Takht
Meaning

Crown and throne, i.e. royal power and dominion.

Literally: crown and throne

How Iqbal uses it

A stock idiom for the apparatus of monarchy. In Iqbal it frequently appears as the perishable emblem of worldly power, contrasted with enduring spiritual or moral authority.