Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue
Sahaarat
शराफ़त
said sha-RAA-fat
also written: sharafat, sharaafat
Meaning
Nobility of character, gentlemanly decency, honourable conduct.
Literally: From the root sh-r-f: to be noble, high; nobility of birth and bearing.
Usage & notes
Sharafat names the inborn nobility of conduct prized in the cultivated self; Iqbal honours a true nobility of character over mere rank, the decency that adorns the worthy soul.