ترے سينے ميں دم ہے ، دل نہيں ہے
English title: Thy bosom has breath; it does not have a heart
ترے سينے ميں دم ہے ، دل نہيں ہےترا دم گرمي محفل نہيں ہے
گزر جا عقل سے آگے کہ يہ نورچراغ راہ ہے ، منزل نہيں ہے
Thy bosom has breath; it does not have a heart; thy breath has not the warmth and fire of life. Renounce the path of reason; it is a light that brightens thy way; it is not thy Final goal.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — ترے سينے ميں دم ہے ، دل 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 Naim Siddiqui; English Translation by: Naim SiddiquiSource