Iqbal, a selection of his Urdu and Persian verse / translated into English, David J. Matthews ; foreword by, Syed Nomanul Haq

Author:: Iqbal, Muhammad, Sir, 1877-1938
Uniform Title:: Poems. Selections. English
Published:: Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: xix, 184 pages ; 23 cm
Additional Creators:: Matthews, David (David John), 1942-

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Machine generated contents note: TRANSLATIONS -- pt. ONE From `The Call of the Camel Bell' (Bang-e Dara) -- 1.Himalaya (Himala) -- 2.A Child's Prayer (Bachche ki Du'a) -- 3.A Withered Rose (Gul-e Pazhmurda) -- 4.Piety and Profligacy (Zuhd aur Rindi) -- 5.A Baby in Arms (Tifl-e Shirkhvar) -- 6.An Indian Anthem (Tarana-e Hindi) -- 7.A New Shiva Temple (Naya Shivala) -- 8.On the Banks of the Ravi (Kinar-e Ravi) -- 9.One Evening (Ek Sham) -- 10.Sulaima (Sulaima) -- 11.A Song of Despair (Nava-e Gham) -- 12.Separation (Firaq) -- 13.Sicily (Siqiliyya) -- 14.Anthem for the Islamic Community (Tarana-e Milli) -- 15.From `The Complaint' (Shikva) -- 16.From `The Candle and the Poet' (Sham' aur Sha'ir) -- 17.From `An Answer to the Complaint' (Javab-e Shikva) -- 18.Khizr on the Road (Khizr-e Rah) -- 19.The Rise of Islam (Tulu'-e Islam) -- pt. TWO From `The Secrets of the Self' (Asrar-e Khudi) -- 20.Selection -- Exordium -- The Story of the Young Man from Marv -- The Story of the Bird who was Faint from Thirst -- The Story of the Sheep and the Tigers -- pt. THREE From `The Psalms of Persia' (Zabur-e 'Ajam) -- 21.A Selection of Ghazals -- pt. FOUR From `The Song of Eternity' (Javidnama) -- 22.The Sphere of Mars -- pt. FIVE From `The Wing of Gabriel' (Bal-e Jibril) -- 23.Ghazals -- 24.From `The Mosque of Cordoba' (Masjid-e Qurtuba) -- 25.The Address to the Saqi (Saqinama) -- 26.To Javed (Javed ke Nam) -- 27.To the Religious Leaders of the Panjab (Panjab ke Pirzadon se) -- pt. SIX From `The Rod of Moses' (Zarb-e Kalim) -- 28.La ilaha ill'Allah -- 29.Learning and Love ('Ilm-o 'Ishq) -- 30.Student (Talib-e 'Ilm) -- 31.Jihad (Jihad) -- 32.Purdah (Parda) -- 33.The Paris Mosque (Pairis ki Masjid) -- 34.Eastern Nations (Aqvam-e Mashriq) -- 35.Bolshevik Russia (Bolshevik Rus) -- 36.An Eastern League of Nations (Jami'at-e Aqvam aur Mashriq) -- 37.Women's Liberation (Azadi-e Nisvan).

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9780199404032
0199404038

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184).

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