Libraryبال جبریل · Bal-e-Jibril1935Odes Part-II

انداز بیاں گرچہ بہت شوخ نہیں ہے

The style may not he vivid and lively

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This poem introduces one of Iqbal's basic understanding about the downfall of Islamic civilization in political as well as social and religious spheres. Therefore, he creates a comparison of understanding of religion in Muslims in their golden age and today's Islamic conceptualization.

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انداز بیاں گرچہ بہت شوخ نہیں ہےشاید کہ اتر جائے ترے دل میں مری بات

Andaz-e-Byan Gharche Bohat Shaukh Nahin HaiShaid Ke Utar Jaye Tere Dil Mein Meri Baat

The style may not he vivid and lively, stillPerhaps the meaning may penetrate thy mind:

یا وسعت افلاک میں تکبیر مسلسلیا خاک کے آغوش میں تسبیح و مناجات

Ya Wusaat-e-Aflak Mein Takbeer-e-MusalsalYa Khak Ke Aghosh Mein Tasbeeh-o-Munajat

The faith of men of God and ecstasyIs like the call to prayer echoing in the skies;

وہ مذہب مردان خود آگاہ و خدا مستیہ مذہب ملا و جمادات و نباتات

Woh Mazhab-e-Mardan-e-Khud Agah-o-Khuda MastYe Mazhab-e-Mullah-o-Jamadat-o-Nabataat

The faith of the mullah, a vermin of the earth,Is the telling of beads, and mumblings in the dust.

From Bal-e-Jibril (1935) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan

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