Arabic · noun · Love & Longing

Mahviyat

महवियत
also written: Mahwiyat
Meaning

Rapt absorption; the state of being lost and effaced in the beloved.

Literally: state of being effaced/absorbed

Usage & notes

The trance of total absorption in the object of love; akin to the mystic's fana, though Iqbal characteristically wishes the self to survive even its deepest mahviyat.