Meaning
The heat of ardent longing, the burning warmth of an eager and passionate desire.
Literally: warmth of longing
How Iqbal uses it
Garmi-e-shauq is the fervent heat of longing that drives the seeker forward. Iqbal exalts this warm ardour as the inner fire of the striving self, the eagerness that will not let the heart settle into cold ease.
See it in the verse
Garmi-e-shauq in Iqbal’s couplets
Mana ki teri deed ke qabil nahin hoon main
Tu mera shauq dekh mera intizar dekh
Tu mera shauq dekh mera intizar dekh
Granted, I am not yet worthy of the sight of you — but look at my longing, look at how I wait.
Humility · Love · Aspiration
Tere seene mein dam hai, dil nahin hai
Tera dam garmi-e-mahfil nahin hai
Tera dam garmi-e-mahfil nahin hai
There is breath in your chest, but no heart. Your breath carries none of the warmth that lights up a gathering.
Awakening · Selfhood · Love