Meaning
Rebelliousness, defiance, insolent revolt.
Literally: defiance; insubordination; rebelliousness
Usage & notes
Sarkashi is the raising of one's head in defiance, a spirited refusal to submit. In Iqbal's ethic a measured sarkashi toward tyrants and false gods is the mark of a living self, not a fault. The believer bows to God alone, and so carries an unbroken pride before every earthly power.
Related words
PERSIAN
Khud-Sari
Self-will, headstrong obstinacy, wilful insubordination.
ARABIC
Baghaawat
Revolt, rebellion, insurrection against authority.
ARABIC
Takabbur
Arrogance, haughtiness, overbearing pride.
ARABIC
Baghi
A rebel or insurgent; one who rises against authority.
PERSIAN
Khudi
Selfhood; the self, the ego — in the philosophical, not the vain, sense.