Persian · noun · Character & Virtue
Parhezgaari
परहेज़गारी
said par-hez-GAA-ri
also written: parhezgari, parhez
Meaning
Abstinence, piety, scrupulous avoidance of the forbidden and the harmful.
Literally: Persian parhez (abstaining) + the suffix of habitual quality.
Usage & notes
Devout abstinence belongs to the ascetic discipline of the pious; Iqbal honours self-restraint that strengthens the soul, while resisting any piety that retreats from active life.