Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue
Tawaazu
तवाज़ो
said ta-WAA-zu
also written: tawazu, tavazo
Meaning
Humility, modesty, lowering oneself before others without servility.
Literally: From the root w-d-': to lower, to set down; placing oneself low.
Usage & notes
Humility before God and the worthy is a true virtue Iqbal upholds, yet he sharply separates it from self-abasement before the unworthy, which betrays the self's dignity.