Persian · adjective · Qualities & Descriptions
saada
सादा
said SAA-daa
also written: sada, Awaaz
Meaning
Plain; simple; unadorned.
Literally: voice; call; sound
How Iqbal uses it
Sada is voice, call, or sound, close kin to awaaz. Iqbal makes the raised voice an instrument of awakening, the call that travels through a sleeping people and stirs them to life. A true sada, in his verse, carries conviction strong enough to break a deathly silence.
See it in the verse
saada in Iqbal’s couplets
Main jo sar-ba-sajda hua kabhi to zameen se aane lagi sada
Tera dil to hai sanam-aashna tujhe kya milega namaz mein
Tera dil to hai sanam-aashna tujhe kya milega namaz mein
Whenever I bowed my head in prostration, a voice rose from the earth: your heart is in love with idols — what will you gain from prayer?
Self-Knowledge · Humility
Ye kaenat abhi na-tamam hai shayad
Ki aa rahi hai damadam sada-e-kun-fayakun
Ki aa rahi hai damadam sada-e-kun-fayakun
This universe is, perhaps, still unfinished — for the call of 'Be, and it is' keeps sounding, moment after moment.
Hope · Aspiration · Action