Meaning
Patient bearing of the beloved's airs and caprice; indulging every whim.
Literally: carrying/enduring the coquetry
How Iqbal uses it
The lover's office: to endure naz without complaint, proof of devotion. Iqbal makes the willing endurance of the Beloved's whims a mark of true ishq.
See it in the verse
Naaz-bardaari in Iqbal’s couplets
Khudi ki shokhi-o-tundi mein kibr-o-naaz nahin
Jo naaz ho bhi to be-lazzat-e-niyaz nahin
Jo naaz ho bhi to be-lazzat-e-niyaz nahin
There is no arrogance or vanity in the spirited fierceness of selfhood — and any pride it does carry is never without the sweetness of humility.
Selfhood · Humility
Hai Ram ke vajood pe Hindostan ko naaz
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
Ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind
India takes pride in the very existence of Ram; those of discerning sight regard him as the spiritual leader of India.
Unity