Persian · phrase · Poetry, Speech & Art
Baal-e-Jibril
बाल-ए-जिब्रील
said baal-e-jib-reel
also written: baal e jibril, baale jibril, bal-e-jibril
Meaning
Gabriel's Wing; the wing of the archangel Gabriel, title of one of Iqbal's celebrated Urdu collections.
Literally: baal (wing) + Jibril (the archangel Gabriel)
How Iqbal uses it
The title of Iqbal's Urdu collection (1935), evoking the soaring, angelic flight of the awakened spirit.
See it in the verse
Baal-e-Jibril in Iqbal’s couplets
Jawanon ko meri aah-e-sahar de
Phir in shaheen bachchon ko bal-o-par de
Phir in shaheen bachchon ko bal-o-par de
Give the young my dawn-time sigh of longing — and give these falcon-children their wings and their feathers once more.
Youth · The Falcon · Aspiration
Khudi ho ilm se mohkam to ghairat-e-Jibril
Agar ho ishq se mohkam to soor-e-Israfil
Agar ho ishq se mohkam to soor-e-Israfil
A selfhood made firm by knowledge can rival the angel of revelation; a selfhood made firm by love can rival the trumpet that wakes the world.
Selfhood · Love · Action