Persian · noun · Selfhood & Will
Bujdili
बुज़दिली
said buz-DI-li
also written: buzdili, bujdili
Meaning
Cowardice, faint-heartedness, want of courage.
Literally: Persian buzdil (literally goat-hearted) + abstract suffix: a timid heart.
Usage & notes
Cowardice is the antithesis of everything Iqbal exalts; the buzdil heart that shrinks from struggle forfeits selfhood, while the brave heart wins the world.