Arabic · noun · Love & Longing

Iltifaat

इल्तिफ़ात
Meaning

Kindly attention or gracious notice; the beloved deigning to turn toward the lover.

Literally: turning the face toward

Usage & notes

A single iltifaat is the lover's whole reward; in Iqbal it widens into the grace of the Beloved-God whose merest attention transfigures the seeker.