O ZEPHYR! CONVEY MY MESSAGE TO THE ONE WRAPPED IN BLANKET
Introduction
This
ghazal expresses �All�mah Iqb�l�s deep concern over the poor condition of
the Muslim Ummah in material as well as spiritual spheres. It starts with
a request to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) for supplication to God and passes to
the message of activism for the Ummah.
Translation
O
zephyr! Convey my message to the one wrapped in blanket 1
The poor Ummah has lost both d�n and material resources
The river bank gave this message to the restless wave
�Union with ocean is still far and you have already lost patience in the river�
O Qais2! Love�s honor is made durable with litter�s
curtain
If litter is lost, glory, honor as well as Lailah 3
is lost!
Though the drop got pearl�s dignity by abandoning struggle
It lost taste for wandering and struggle in the river
Though this voice has emerged from Iqb�l�s lips its source is
unknown
The assembly got hope�s message as well as became restless for
activism
Explanatory
Notes
1. The word in the original is �One
wrapped in a small blanket�. This is the title of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) as a
mark of affection and is based on such affection shown by no less an entity than
God in the opening verses of the Holy Qur��n, Surahs 73 and 74.