ظلام بحر ميں کھو کر سنبھل جا
English title: O wave! Plunge headlong into the dark seas
ظلام بحر ميں کھو کر سنبھل جاتڑپ جا ، پيچ کھا کھا کر بدل جا
نہيں ساحل تري قسمت ميں اے موج!ابھر کر جس طرف چاہے نکل جا
O wave! Plunge headlong into the dark seas, and change thyself with many a twist and turn. Thou was not born for the solace of the shore; arise, untamed, and find a path for thyself.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — ظلام بحر ميں کھو کر سنبھل جا — 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 Naim Siddiqui; English Translation by: Naim SiddiquiSource