Tulip in the Desert: A Selection of the Poetry of Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) is one of the pre-eminent writers of the Indian subcontinent, and the attention he has received from writers, translators and critics in Western as well as Islamic countries testifies to his stature as a world literary figure. While his reputation is primarily as a poet, he has also been called 'the most serious Muslim philosophical thinker of modern times'. He wrote poetry in both Urdu and Persian.
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Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) is one of the pre-eminent writers of the Indian subcontinent, and the attention he has received from writers, translators and critics in Western as well as Islamic countries testifies to his stature as a world literary figure. While his reputation is primarily as a poet, he has also been called 'the most serious Muslim philosophical thinker of modern times'. He wrote poetry in both Urdu and Persian.Internet BookwatchSuperbly translated and deftly edited by Mustansir Mir, Tulip In The Desert showcases the poetry of Muhammad Iqbal, one of the Indian sub-continent's most influential thinkers who Urdu and Persian poetry helped to inspire the idea of an independent Pakistan. Rumi And Goethe: In paradise that perceptive German/Happened upon the Master of the East./Where is a poet of such stature!/Though not a prophet, he is possessed of scripture!/To the one who knew divine secrets/He read about the pact of Iblis and the doctor./Rumi said, 'You who bring words to life,/And hunt angels - and God -/Your thought has made its home/In the inner recesses of the heart,/And created this old world anew./At one and the same time in the body's frame,/You have seen the tranquillity and the restlessness of the soul,/You have been a witness to the birth of the pearl in the shell./Not everyone knows the secret of love;/Or is fit to reach these portals./'He who is blest, and a confidant, knows/That cunning comes from Iblis and love from Adam'.
Preface and AcknowledgementsNote on Texts UsedIntroduction1Whose Worlds is This - Yours or Mine?12Do One of the Two!14Speak to Us Face to Face!16Listen to Me!18A Dialogue Between God and Man20Conquest of Nature26Gabriel and Iblis37Give Me Another Adversary!40Man47Solitude49The Dew and the Stars51The Story of Adam53Reason and Heart59A Dialogue Between Knowledge and Love61The Nation's Eye65The Night and the Poet66The Houri and the Poet68Abu Bakr the Truthful73Nanak75Shakespeare76Rumi and Goethe77Locke, Kant and Bergson79Petofi81The Psychology of Slaves84Mastership85The State of Barzakh86Scorpion Land89Advice to Slaves91The Dervish of the Kingdom of Birds94Beyond the Stars96The Falcon's Advice to its Youngster97The Lion and the Mule105The Moth and the Firefly106The Young Fish and the Eaglet107The Duck and the Crocodile109The Ant and the Eagle110The Perfume of the Flower111Love112Sicily117Mu'tamid's Lament in Prison119Fatimah bint 'Abdullah120Prayer122The Pen of Fate125Vision of a New World126Existence129The Human-Being132Khudi138Freedom and Determinism and the Philosophy of History143Criticism of the Modern Age145Muslims147Self-Portrait153Recommended Reading158
\ Internet BookwatchSuperbly translated and deftly edited by Mustansir Mir, Tulip In The Desert showcases the poetry of Muhammad Iqbal, one of the Indian sub-continent's most influential thinkers who Urdu and Persian poetry helped to inspire the idea of an independent Pakistan. Rumi And Goethe: In paradise that perceptive German/Happened upon the Master of the East./Where is a poet of such stature!/Though not a prophet, he is possessed of scripture!/To the one who knew divine secrets/He read about the pact of Iblis and the doctor./Rumi said, 'You who bring words to life,/And hunt angels - and God -/Your thought has made its home/In the inner recesses of the heart,/And created this old world anew./At one and the same time in the body's frame,/You have seen the tranquillity and the restlessness of the soul,/You have been a witness to the birth of the pearl in the shell./Not everyone knows the secret of love;/Or is fit to reach these portals./'He who is blest, and a confidant, knows/That cunning comes from Iblis and love from Adam'.\ \
