Word Meaning
फ़ग़्फ़ूरी
faghfūrī
Meaning
Imperial majesty, sovereignty, or royal grandeur like that of Chinese emperors.
Detailed Meaning
Derived from 'Faghfur' (the traditional Persian title for the Emperor of China), this word denotes supreme worldly sovereignty, royal dignity, and imperial power. In Iqbal's couplet, it symbolizes towering worldly authority and emperorhood that humbles itself before genuine spiritual certitude (darveshi).
Etymology
Persian (via Sogdian bag-pur, 'son of God', translating the Chinese concept of 'Tianzi' or Son of Heaven).
Usage
In classical and modern Urdu poetry, faghfuri is frequently contrasted with darveshi (asceticism) to illustrate the triumph of spiritual detachment over autocratic earthly power.
Examples
Imperial majesty bowed down before the saint.
No grandeur of faghfuri can rival inner contentment.