سوال
English title: A QUESTION
اک مفلس خود دار يہ کہتا تھا خدا سےميں کر نہيں سکتا گلہء درد فقيري
ليکن يہ بتا ، تيري اجازت سے فرشتےکرتے ہيں عطا مرد فرومايہ کو ميري ؟
A self-respecting tramp was saying to the Almighty: I dare not complain for my woes of poverty; But pray tell me if it is by Your permission that the angels bestow riches upon the worthless ones?
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — سوال — 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 — Question — Public digital poem page, retrieved 2026-10-06; pinned to allama-iqbal.com commit 82547635bb6b758c45082084b2f152fc453a8056.Translation by Naim Siddiqui; English Translation by: Naim SiddiquiSource