Meaning
To writhe and throb with restless longing or pain, the heart fluttering in anguish.
Literally: to writhe, to palpitate
Usage & notes
Tarapna is the act of the heart's writhing, the verb behind tarap. Iqbal makes this throbbing motion the very gesture of a living soul in longing, the restless quivering he prefers to lifeless stillness.