Persian · noun · Spirit & the Divine
Rooh-e-Kaaynaat
रूह-ए-काइनात
said rooh-e-kaa-i-naat
Meaning
The Soul of the Universe; the animating spirit pervading creation.
Literally: spirit of the cosmos
How Iqbal uses it
Rooh-e-kaaynaat names the living spirit Iqbal saw moving through the whole of creation. For him the universe is not dead matter but a dynamic, ensouled reality straining forward, mirroring the restlessness of the self.