Arabic · noun · The Heart & the Body

Inbisat

इंबिसात
also written: Inbisaat
Meaning

Gladness, cheerfulness, mirth; expansiveness of spirit.

Literally: From the root for spreading or expanding: an expansion of the heart into joy.

Usage & notes

Inbisat is the heart's expansion into cheer, the opening of the spirit in gladness; its sense of expansion fits Iqbal's image of a self that grows and reaches outward.