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English version by
Naeem Siddiqui

Original Language
Urdu

Bright are Thy tresses, brighten them even more, (from Baal-i-Jibreel)

Themes

Birds

Heart

Lover and Beloved

Spring Blossom

Water

Recommended Books

	The Ardent Pilgrim: An Introduction to the Life and Work of Mohammed Iqbal, by Iqbal Singh
	Poems From Iqbal: Renderings In English Verse With Comparative Urdu Text, by Allama Muhammad Iqbal / Translated by V. G. Kiernan

Bright are Thy tresses, brighten them even more,
And ravish my eyes, ravish my mind, ravish my heart and soul.

That love should be concealed, and beauty should be veiled!
Reveal Thyself to me, O Lord, or reveal me to myself.

Thou art the eternal ocean; I am a rivulet.,
Make me a part of Thee, O Lord, or make me fathomless.

If I possess a pearl within, give it a starry lustre,
But if I am a piece of brick, give it a diamond's sheen.

If of spring I cannot sing as a bird of paradise,
Make this half-enrapturcd soul a skylark of Thy spring.

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