ستارے کا پيغام
English title: THE STAR’S MESSAGE
مجھے ڈرا نہيں سکتي فضا کي تاريکيمري سرشت ميں ہے پاکي و درخشاني
تو اے مسافر شب! خود چراغ بن اپناکر اپني رات کو داغ جگر سے نوراني
I fear not the darkness of the night; my nature is bred in purity and light; Wayfarer of the night! Be a lamp to thyself; with thy passion’s flame, make thy darkness bright.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — ستارے کا پيغام — 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 — The Star’s Message — Public digital poem page, retrieved 2026-10-06; pinned to allama-iqbal.com commit 82547635bb6b758c45082084b2f152fc453a8056.Translation by Naim Siddiqui; English Translation by: Naim SiddiquiSource