Persian · noun · Selfhood & Will
Sarfaroshi
सरफ़रोशी
said sar-fa-RO-shi
also written: sarfaroshi
Meaning
Readiness to sacrifice one's life; the willingness to offer up one's head for a cause.
Literally: Persian sar (head) + faroshi (selling): the selling of one's head.
Usage & notes
Sarfaroshi is the martyr's readiness to give all for faith and freedom; Iqbal honours this supreme self-offering as the highest seal of conviction, where the self proves its worth by spending itself.