Tulip in the Desert: A Selection of the Poetry of Muhammad IqbalAn exploration and selection of the poetry of one of Persia's most influential poets. From The Houri and the Poet From the spark I seek star, from the star a sun: For if I stop, I die When I get up, having quaffed A cup of wine brewed by one spring breeze, Longing for yet another spring. I seek the end of that which hs no end -- With a restless eye, with a hopeful heart. The lover's heart dies in an eternal heaven -- I it no cry of a soul in affliction no sorrow, and no one to drive away sorrow |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 BEING FRESH WITH GOD? | 9 |
2 PARADISE LOST AND REGAINED | 21 |
3 SATANS VIEWPOINT | 35 |
4 THE HUMAN CONDITION | 43 |
5 HEAD AND HEART | 57 |
6 THE POET | 63 |
7 PERSONALITIES | 70 |
8 SLAVE CULTURE | 82 |
9 THE EAGLE | 92 |
10 FABLES AND AETIOLOGIES | 100 |
11 MISCELLANEA | 115 |
12 QUATRAINS | 128 |
Recommended Reading | 158 |
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Tulip in the Desert: A Selection of the Poetry of Muhammad Iqbal Sir Muhammad Iqbal Limited preview - 2000 |
Common terms and phrases
¹The Abu Bakr According to Iqbal Adam Adam's Ajam alchemist angels Arabic beautiful become Bergson birds blood burning caliph Chapter Conquest of Nature couplet dawn desert divine dust eagle earth eternal existence eyes faqr fate Fatimah fire flower Gabriel and Iblis garden give God's handful of dust heart heavens Hijaz houri human Iblis Iblis's idols implies India Iqbal calls Iqbal says Iqbal's poetry Islamic Ka'bah Kant Khizr khudi knowledge light literally live Lotus Tree Mashriq means mind mirrors moon Moses moth Muhammad Muhammad Iqbal Muslim nation night ocean one's original paradise pearl Persian philosophical phrase poem poet possesses pride Prophet quatrain Qur'an reason represents resurrection ruba'i Rumi Satan scar secret sense sighs Sinai slave slavery song sorrow soul spiritual stars Sufi suggests thought translates truth tulip Umar universe Urdu Urdu poetry wine word zunnar