Persian · proper noun · Poetry, Speech & Art
Bal-e-Jibril
बाल-ए-जिब्रील
said BAAL-e-jib-REEL
also written: bale jibril, gabriel's wing, bal-e-jibreel
Meaning
'Gabriel's Wing', Iqbal's celebrated 1935 Urdu collection containing 'Masjid-e-Qurtuba', 'Saqi Nama' and 'Lenin' — among the summits of his engagement with faith, power and the modern world.
See it in the verse
Bal-e-Jibril in Iqbal’s couplets
Ishq dam-e-Jibreel ishq dam-e-Mustafa
Ishq Khuda ka Rasool ishq Khuda ka kalaam
Ishq Khuda ka Rasool ishq Khuda ka kalaam
Love is the breath of Gabriel, love the breath of the Prophet; love is the messenger of God, love is the Word of God.
Love · Aspiration
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
Related words
ARABIC
Jibril
The archangel Gabriel, bearer of revelation to the prophets and the greatest of the angels.
ARABIC
Qurtuba
Cordoba, the capital of Muslim Spain and seat of its great mosque; emblem of Andalusian splendour.
URDU
Lenin
Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), leader of the Russian Revolution; Iqbal's poem 'Lenin (Khuda ke Huzoor mein)' has Lenin address God, indicting capitalist Europe's exploitation while exposing the spiritual void of the godless order.