Persian · noun · Selfhood & Will

Sustii

सुस्ती
said SUS-ti
also written: susti, sust
Meaning

Sluggishness, lethargy, slackness and want of energy.

Literally: Persian sust (slack, loose) + abstract suffix: the state of slackness.

Usage & notes

Sustii is the dullness of spirit Iqbal urges the believer to shake off; he summons the sleeping self to wake, for lethargy is the death of aspiration.