Meaning
Heedlessness; the forgetfulness of God that dulls the heart and opposes remembrance.
Literally: heedlessness; negligence; forgetfulness
Usage & notes
Ghaflat is heedlessness and forgetful negligence, the soul's inattention to its true task. Iqbal counts ghaflat among the great maladies of a fallen people, the drowsy indifference that lets servility and decay take root. Against it he sets the vigilance and wakeful striving of the living self.