Meaning
Contraction and constriction of the heart, the gloomy tightening of spirit that is the opposite of expansion.
Literally: contraction, shrinking
Usage & notes
In Sufi psychology inqibaaz is the heart's constriction (qabz), the dejected narrowing of spirit set against the joyous expansion of inbisaat. Iqbal works with this rhythm of the heart that tightens and opens as it travels.