Arabic · noun · Mind & Knowledge

Basirat

बसीरत
said ba-see-RAT
also written: basiirat, baseerat, Baseerat
Meaning

Inner vision or insight; the heart's discernment of realities hidden from the outward eye.

Literally: insight, inner vision, discernment

Usage & notes

Basiirat is inner sight — the discernment that sees beneath surfaces to the truth of things. Iqbal prizes a vision deeper than the outward eye, the perception that reads the hidden meaning of an age and the real worth of a soul. He summons his readers to this clear inward seeing, treating insight as what guides the strong will so that power serves a true aim.