انداز بياں گرچہ بہت شوخ نہيں ہے
English title: The style may not he vivid and lively
انداز بياں گرچہ بہت شوخ نہيں ہےشايد کہ اتر جائے ترے دل ميں مري بات
The style may not he vivid and lively, still perhaps the meaning may penetrate thy mind:
يا وسعت افلاک ميں تکبير مسلسليا خاک کے آغوش ميں تسبيح و مناجات
The faith of men of God and ecstasy is like the call to prayer echoing in the skies.
وہ مذہب مردان خود آگاہ و خدا مستيہ مذہب ملا و جمادات و نباتات
The faith of the mullah, a vermin of the earth, is the telling of beads, and mumblings in the dust.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — انداز بياں گرچہ بہت شوخ نہيں ہے — 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