Urdu Dictionary

Persian · noun · Character & Virtue

Sadgi

सादगी

said saad-GEE

also written: Saadgi, saadgi, sadgi, saadagi

Meaning

Simplicity, artlessness, naive sincerity.

Literally: simplicity, plainness of life and heart

How Iqbal uses it

Saadgi is simplicity — an unadorned plainness of living and a guilelessness of heart. Iqbal honours the simple life that frees a person from craving and display, allied to faqr and contentment; the soul unburdened by luxury keeps its self-respect intact. Yet he distinguishes a noble, chosen simplicity from naive helplessness, valuing the plainness that comes from inner richness rather than mere lack.

See it in the verse

Sadgi in Iqbal’s couplets

Tere ishq ki intiha chahta hun
Meri sadgi dekh kya chahta hun

I long for the very limit of Your love — look at my simplicity, see what I dare to ask.

Love · Aspiration · Restlessness

Tere ishq ki inteha chahta hoon
Meri sadgi dekh, kya chahta hoon

I long for the very furthest reach of your love — look at my simplicity, look at what I dare to ask for.

Love · Aspiration

Related words

Bholapan

Innocence, simplicity, guileless naivety.

Ikhlaas

Sincerity, purity of intention, devotion done purely for God's sake.

Faqr

Spiritual poverty; the dervish's chosen detachment from wealth and power.

Qanaat

Contentment with little; the satisfaction that frees the heart from greed and want.

Istighna

Contented independence and freedom from need, the heart's dignified self-sufficiency.

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