The Secrets of the Self (Asrar-i Khudi), A Philosophical Poem
English translation · Translated by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson
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- First published
- 1915
- Pages
- 93
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Selfhood is the theme of this Persian philosophical poem by Muhammad Iqbal, first published at Lahore in 1915. Its argument is that the Self grows stronger through desire and love and weaker through begging, and it describes three stages in the Self's training: obedience, self-control and divine vicegerency. Short tales appear along the way, among them a bird faint with thirst and the diamond and the coal, with chapters on the purpose of poetry and on Plato's influence on Muslim thought. The English version, with introduction and notes, is by Reynold A. Nicholson of Cambridge, dated 1920.
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Book facts
- Author
- Muhammad Iqbal
- First published
- 1915
- Reading time
- About 90 minutes
- Pages
- 93
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Poetry
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online