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Takht-Posh

तख़्त-पोश
said TAKHT-posh
also written: takhtposh, takht posh
Meaning

A low wooden platform or dais; a throne-cover or seat-cloth.

Literally: Throne-covering.

See it in the verse

Takht-Posh 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.

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