Meaning
A perfect master; a teacher of complete and finished skill.
Literally: 'perfect master'
See it in the verse
Ustad-e-kamil in Iqbal’s couplets
Khirad ko ghulami se azad kar
Jawanon ko peeron ka ustad kar
Jawanon ko peeron ka ustad kar
Free the intellect from slavery; make the young the teachers of the old.
Youth · Freedom · Awakening
Uruj-e-adam-e-khaki se anjum sahme jaate hain
Ki ye toota hua tara mah-e-kamil na ban jaaye
Ki ye toota hua tara mah-e-kamil na ban jaaye
The stars take fright at the rise of the human being of dust — afraid that this broken star may yet become a full moon.
Aspiration · Hope · Selfhood