Persian · noun · The Heart & the Body

Ham-dardi

हमदर्दी
said ham-dar-dee
Meaning

Sympathy and shared suffering, the fellow-feeling of one heart with another's pain.

Literally: co-pain, sharing of pain

Usage & notes

Ham-dardi is the literal sharing of pain, two hearts joined in one sorrow. Iqbal prizes this compassion as the bond that knits a community, the warm fellow-feeling that lifts the self beyond its own narrow grief.