The Secrets of the Self – Setting Forth the Inner Meaning of the Names of Ali

ASRAR-I-KHUDI (The Secrets of the Self)
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal

Translated from the original Persian with introduction and notes by Reynold A. Nicholson

ALI is the first Muslim and the King of men,
In Love’s eyes Ali is the treasure of the Faith.
Devotion to his family inspires me with life
So that I am as a shining pearl.
Like the narcissus, I am entraptured with gazing:

Like perfume, I am straying though his pleasure garden.
If holy water gushes from my earth, he is the source;
If wine pours from my grapes, he is the cause.
I am dust, but his sun hath made me as a mirror:
Song can be seen in my breast.

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