Meaning
An ascetic or abstinent devotee; in Urdu poetry, often the dry pietist foil to the lover of God.
Usage & notes
Iqbal, like Hafiz before him, sets the fervent lover against the cold, calculating zahid.
An ascetic or abstinent devotee; in Urdu poetry, often the dry pietist foil to the lover of God.
Iqbal, like Hafiz before him, sets the fervent lover against the cold, calculating zahid.