Persian · noun · The Heart & the Body

Tapish

तपिश
said ta-pish
Meaning

Burning agitation and palpitation, the throbbing heat of a heart inflamed with restless longing.

Literally: burning, throbbing, palpitation

Usage & notes

Tapish is the heart's hot fluttering, fever turned into restless throb. Iqbal prizes this burning agitation as the pulse of a living, yearning self, the warmth that proves the heart still beats for something beyond itself.