Meaning
Ecstasy and spiritual state together, the rapt condition of a heart overcome in mystic transport.
Literally: ecstasy and state
Usage & notes
Wajd-o-haal pairs the seizure of ecstasy with the spiritual state that envelops the seeker, the whole rapt condition of one lost in the Divine. It names the climactic transport of Sufi experience that Iqbal treats with reverence.
Related words
ARABIC
Wajd
Ecstasy; the rapture that overtakes the Sufi when the Divine touches the heart, often in sama.
ARABIC
Haal
A transient spiritual state granted to the seeker by grace, as opposed to a permanently earned station.
ARABIC
Kaifiyat
The inner condition or quality of a moment, the felt mood or atmosphere of a state of heart.