"A fakir, or faqir (/f\u0259\u02C8k\u026A\u0259r/; Arabic: \u0641\u0642\u06CC\u0631\u200E (noun of faqr)), derived from faqr (Arabic: \u0641\u0642\u0631\u200E, \"poverty\"). The word 'fakir' refers to the one who is self-sufficient and only possesses the spiritual need for God.Faqirs are Muslim ascetics and Sufis who have taken vows of poverty and worship, renounce all relations and possessions."@en . . .