فلسفي
English title: THE PHILOSOPHER
بلند بال تھا ، ليکن نہ تھا جسور و غيورحکيم سر محبت سے بے نصيب رہا
پھرا فضاؤں ميں کرگس اگرچہ شاہيں وارشکار زندہ کي لذت سے بے نصيب رہا
He could fly high but he wasn’t daring and passionate, the sage remained a stranger to the secret of Love. The vulture roamed around the air like an eagle, but could not get acquainted with the taste of a fresh prey.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — فلسفي — 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 — Philosopher — Public digital poem page, retrieved 2026-10-06; pinned to allama-iqbal.com commit 82547635bb6b758c45082084b2f152fc453a8056.Translation by Naim Siddiqui; English Translation by: Naim SiddiquiSource