Persian · noun · Everyday Life
Zanjeer
ज़ंजीर
said zan-JEER
also written: Zanjir, zanjeerein, zanjeeren
Meaning
A chain; figuratively a bond, fetter, or restraint.
Literally: chain; fetter
How Iqbal uses it
Zanjeer is the chain or fetter. For Iqbal it is the central image of slavery, whether forged by foreign rule, by blind tradition, or by a people's own servile habits. The breaking of chains, often by the strength of a reborn self, is among his most insistent calls.
See it in the verse