Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine
Latifa-e-Qalbi
लतीफ़ा-ए-क़ल्बी
said la-TEE-fa-e-QAL-bee
also written: latifa-e-qalb
Meaning
The 'heart' subtle centre; the latifa of the qalb, first of the subtle centres awakened by remembrance.
Literally: the subtle centre of the heart
See it in the verse
Latifa-e-Qalbi in Iqbal’s couplets
Gesu-e-tabdar ko aur bhi tabdar kar
Hosh-o-khirad shikar kar qalb-o-nazar shikar kar
Hosh-o-khirad shikar kar qalb-o-nazar shikar kar
Make the radiant tresses more radiant still — capture sense and reason, hunt down the heart and the eye.
Love · Aspiration · Restlessness
Qalb o nazar ki zindagi dasht mein subh ka samaan
Chashma-e-aftab se nuur ki naddiyan ravaan
Chashma-e-aftab se nuur ki naddiyan ravaan
The life of the heart and the eye is like daybreak in the desert; from the spring of the sun, rivers of light flow out.
Awakening · Hope · Self-Knowledge