وہي اصل مکان و لامکاں ہے
English title: He is the essence of the worlds of space and spirit
وہي اصل مکان و لامکاں ہےمکاں کيا شے ہے ، انداز بياں ہے
خضر کيونکر بتائے ، کيا بتائےاگر ماہي کہے دريا کہاں ہے
He is the essence of the worlds of space and spirit; and what is the world of space? A style of speech. If the fish ask Khizar where all the oceans lie, silence will be the guiding angel's answer.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — وہي اصل مکان و لامکاں 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