خودي کے زور سے دنيا پہ چھا جا
English title: Conquer the world with the power of Selfhood
خودي کے زور سے دنيا پہ چھا جامقام رنگ و بو کا راز پا جا
برنگ بحر ساحل آشنا رہکف ساحل سے دامن کھينچتا جا
Conquer the world with the power of selfhood, and solve the riddle of the universe. Be intimate with thy shores, like the sea, but avoid the surf around the boundless deep.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — خودي کے زور سے دنيا پہ چھا 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