Arabic · noun · Spirit & the Divine
Maqamaat
मक़ामात
said ma-qaa-MAAT
also written: Maqamat
Meaning
The successive stations of spiritual attainment a seeker earns through effort on the Sufi path.
Literally: stations (plural of maqam)
How Iqbal uses it
Iqbal treats the maqamat as rungs of self-mastery rather than steps toward self-loss, each station consolidating the ego rather than dissolving it.
See it in the verse
Maqamaat in Iqbal’s couplets
Agar kho gaya ek nasheman to kya gham
Maqamat-e-aah-o-fughan aur bhi hain
Maqamat-e-aah-o-fughan aur bhi hain
If one nest is lost, why grieve? There are other stations of sighs and laments still ahead.
Restlessness · Hope · Adversity
Agar kho gaya ek nasheman to kya gham
Maqamat-e-aah-o-fughan aur bhi hain
Maqamat-e-aah-o-fughan aur bhi hain
If one nest is lost, why grieve? There are other stations of sighs and laments still ahead.
Restlessness · Hope · Adversity