فطرت کو خرد کے روبرو کر
English title: Nature before your mind present
فطرت کو خرد کے روبرو کرتسخير مقام رنگ و بو کر
Nature before your mind present, subdue this world of hue and scent.
تو اپني خودي کو کھو چکا ہےکھوئي ہوئي شے کي جستجو کر
Of selfhood you appear bereft, to find the thing lost go on quest.
تاروں کي فضا ہے بيکرانہتو بھي يہ مقام آرزو کر
The stars do shine in boundless space; desire to get this lofty place.
عرياں ہيں ترے چمن کي حوريںچاک گل و لالہ کو رفو کر
Disrobed the houris of your mead; the rose and tulip darning need.
بے ذوق نہيں اگرچہ فطرت!جو اس سے نہ ہو سکا ، وہ تو کر
Of urge, though Nature not deplete, yet where it fails you must complete.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — فطرت کو خرد کے روبرو کر — Digital transcription file at commit 39d44fc0c2b8ca25769c4b36e6eac4d90cb42b35; the source dataset does not identify the underlying print edition.Verified against this pinned digital transcription file; not checked against a print edition.Source
- Iqbal Demystified source list: Bal-e-Jibril — Pinned digital dataset commit 39d44fc0c2b8ca25769c4b36e6eac4d90cb42b35; the underlying print edition is not identified by the dataset.Community dataset list; not reconciled against a print edition.Source
- Bal-e-Jibril English translation at allama-iqbal.com — — Public digital poem page, retrieved 2026-10-06; pinned to allama-iqbal.com commit 82547635bb6b758c45082084b2f152fc453a8056.Translation by Syed Akbar Ali Shah; English Translation by: Syed Akbar Ali ShahSource