Meaning
The earth, the ground; land.
How Iqbal uses it
Zameen, the earth, is the lower realm set against the heavens; Iqbal's recurring drama is the self that, though born of the dust of zameen, lays claim to the skies and even challenges the heavens.
See it in the verse
Zameen in Iqbal’s couplets
Khol aankh, zameen dekh, falak dekh, fiza dekh
Mashriq se ubharte hue suraj ko zara dekh
Mashriq se ubharte hue suraj ko zara dekh
Open your eyes — look at the earth, the sky, the open air; just look at the sun rising in the east.
Awakening · Hope
Na tu zameen ke liye hai na aasman ke liye
Jahan hai tere liye tu nahin jahan ke liye
Jahan hai tere liye tu nahin jahan ke liye
You are not made for the earth, nor for the sky — the world is made for you, you are not made for the world.
Selfhood · Aspiration · Freedom