The Secrets of the Self Quotes

“وممات الحي فقدان الرجاء
يُطفئ الشعلة فِقدان الهواء”
― Muhammad Iqbal, The Secrets of the Self

“كل من فى نفسه لا يحكمُ
هو فى حُكم سواه مُرغَمُ”
― Muhammad Iqbal, The Secrets of the Self: A Philosophical Poem 1944

“كفنا ألقت بخيط الوحدة
كم تري فى أمرنا من عُقدة ؟
قد مضينا كنجوم حائرة
إخوة لكن وجوه نافره”
― Muhammad Iqbal, The Secrets of the Self: A Philosophical Poem 1944

“Alas for a love whose fire is extinct,
A love that was born in the Holy Place and died in the house of idols!”
― Muhammad Iqbal, The Secrets of the Self: A Philosophical Poem 1944

“Arise and pour pure wine into my cup,
Pour moon beams into the dark night of my
thought,
That I may lead home the wanderer
And imbue the idle looker-on with restless
impatience;
And advance hotly on a new quest
And become known as the champion of a new
spirit”
― Muhammad Iqbal, The Secrets of the Self: A Philosophical Poem 1944

“He is no mean poet, and his verse can rouse or persuade even if his logic fail to convince. His message is not for the Mohammedans of India alone, but for Moslems everywhere: accordingly he writes in Persian instead of Hindustani—a happy choice, for amongst educated Moslems there are many familiar with Persian literature, while the Persian language is singularly well adapted to express philosophical ideas in a style at once elevated and charming.”
― Muhammad Iqbal, The Secrets of the Self