From being and non-being’s whirlpool free
Yourself; in this world of contingency
Build in yourself a Kaaba sacrosanct
Like Abraham’s home of eternity.
~ Allama Iqbal (from Payam-I-Mashriq)
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
The Ideal of Imagination
It is idle to seek logical truth in poetry. The ideal of imagination is beauty, not truth. Do not then try to show a poet's greatness by quoting passages from his works which, in your opinion, embody scientific truth.
~ Allama Iqbal (from Stray Reflections)