آزادي افکار
English title: FREEDOM OF THOUGHT
جو دوني فطرت سے نہيں لائق پروازاس مرغک بيچارہ کا انجام ہے افتاد
Falling down is the destiny of that bird whose duality of nature renders him unable to fly.
ہر سينہ نشيمن نہيں جبريل اميں کاہر فکر نہيں طائر فردوس کا صےاد
Not every heart is an abode to the trusty Gabriel, nor can every thought ensnare the Paradise like a bird.
اس قوم ميں ہے شوخي انديشہ خطرناکجس قوم کے افراد ہوں ہر بند سے آزاد
The ecstasy of thought is dangerous in a nation where the individuals observe no rule.
گو فکر خدا داد سے روشن ہے زمانہآزادي افکار ہے ابليس کي ايجاد
Though God-gifted intellect is the lamp of an age, the freedom of thought is a Satanic concept.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — آزادي افکار — 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 — Freedom Of Thought — Public digital poem page, retrieved 2026-10-06; pinned to allama-iqbal.com commit 82547635bb6b758c45082084b2f152fc453a8056.Translation by Naim Siddiqui; English Translation by: Naim SiddiquiSource