عطا اسلاف کا جذب دروں کر
English title: Grant me the absorption of souls of the past
عطا اسلاف کا جذب دروں کرشريک زمرئہ لا يحزنوں ، کر
خرد کي گتھياں سلجھا چکا ميں!مرے مولا مجھے صاحب جنوں کر
Grant me the absorption of the souls of the past, and let me be of those who never grieve. The riddles of reason I have solved, but now, O Lord! Give me a life of ecstasy.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — عطا اسلاف کا جذب دروں کر — 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