Persian · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Bedari

बेदारी
said bey-DAA-ree
also written: bedaari
Meaning

Wakefulness, vigilance; awakening of the spirit.

Literally: Persian bedari: the state of being awake.

How Iqbal uses it

Bedari is Iqbal's word for the great awakening he calls the East and Islam to, the rousing of the sleeping self.