Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue

Inkisaari

इंकिसारी
said in-ki-SAA-ri
also written: inkisari, inkisar, inkisaari, inkesari
Meaning

Humility, meekness, a self-effacing lowliness of bearing.

Literally: From inkisaar, a breaking; the breaking-down of pride.

Usage & notes

Inkisaari is the unassuming humility of a heart that bows before what is higher without losing itself. Iqbal values the modesty that keeps a great soul from arrogance, especially humility before God; yet he insists this inner softness must never collapse into the cringing that surrenders one's dignity to men. Humble before the Real, erect before the worldly — that is his balance.