Meaning
Dance, especially the whirling ecstatic motion of a heart overcome by joy or mystic love.
Usage & notes
The raqs of the dervish, and of the atom and the stars, is for Iqbal a sign that all creation moves in restless ecstasy. He celebrates the dance of the awakened self over the stillness of the inert.
Related words
ARABIC
Wajd
Ecstasy; the rapture that overtakes the Sufi when the Divine touches the heart, often in sama.
SANSKRIT
Jhoom
A swaying or rocking motion of rapture, the body's sway under the spell of music, ecstasy, or emotion.
ARABIC
Surur
Joyful exhilaration; the pleasant rising glow of intoxication and ecstatic delight.