Muhammad Iqbal
"The Ego is partly free. partly determined, and reaches fuller freedom by approaching the Individual who is most free: God."
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"The Ego is partly free. partly determined, and reaches fuller freedom by approaching the Individual who is most free: God."
"النفس حرة جزئياً، ومقيدة جزئياً، وتسمو إلى الحرية الكاملة باقترابها من الفرد الأكمل حرية: الله."
Muhammad Iqbal
"People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals."
"إن من لا يملك زمام فكره، لخليقٌ أن تهلكه حرية الفكر. فإذا كان الفكر غضًّا، غدت حرية الفكر وسيلةً لتحويل البشر إلى بهائم."
Muhammad Iqbal
"If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy."
"إن كان غاية الشعر صياغة الإنسان، فهو وريث النبوة."
Muhammad Iqbal
"The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something."
"إن غاية الأنا القصوى ليست أن ترى شيئًا، بل أن تكون شيئًا."
Muhammad Iqbal
"Art: If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy."
"الفن: إذا كان غاية الشعر أن يصنع الرجال، فالشعر وريث النبوة."
Muhammad Iqbal
"Thou art not for the earth, nor for the Heaven the world is for thee, thou art not for the world."
"لست للأرض ولا للسماء، العالم لك ولست للعالم"
Muhammad Iqbal
"When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry."
"إذا خلت الحقيقة من وهج الاحتراق، فهي الفلسفة؛ أما إذا استمدت وهجها من القلب، غدت شعرًا."
Muhammad Iqbal
"Another way of judging the value of a prophet's religious experience, therefore, would be to examine the type of manhood that he has created, and the cultural world that has sprung out of the spirit of his message."
"إذًا، ثمة سبيل آخر للحكم على قيمة التجربة الدينية لنبيٍّ ما، وهو أن نتفحص نوع الرجولة التي أوجدها، والعالم الثقافي الذي انبثق من روح رسالته."
Muhammad Iqbal
"Inductive reason, which alone makes man master of his environment, is an achievement; and when once born it must be reinforced by inhibiting the growth of other modes of knowledge."
"التفكير الاستقرائي، الذي وحده يجعل الإنسان سيد بيئته، هو إنجاز؛ وحين يولد، يجب تعزيزه بكبح نمو أنماط المعرفة الأخرى."
Muhammad Iqbal
"But inner experience is only one source of human knowledge."
"غير أن التجربة الباطنية ليست سوى منبع واحد للمعرفة الإنسانية."
Muhammad Iqbal
"God is not a dead equation!"
"الله ليس معادلة صماء!"
Muhammad Iqbal
"Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture."
"الرؤية المجردة من القوة قد تسمو بالروح وتُعلي من شأن الأخلاق، لكنها لا تستطيع أن تُنشئ حضارة خالدة."
Muhammad Iqbal
"Words, without power, is mere philosophy."
"الكلمات، ما لم تقترن بالقوة، ليست سوى فلسفة مجردة."
Muhammad Iqbal
"I lead no party; I follow no leader. I have given the best part of my life to careful study of Islam, its law and polity, its culture, its history and its literature."
"لا أقود حزباً ولا أتبع قائداً. لقد وهبت خيرة سني حياتي لدراسة متأنية للإسلام: شريعته ونظامه، ثقافته وتاريخه، وآدابه."
Muhammad Iqbal
"If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to religion."
"إذا فُقِدَ الإيمان، فلا أمان، ولا حياة لمن لا يتمسك بالدين."
Muhammad Iqbal
"Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science."
"إن الدين، بالنظر إلى وظيفته، أحوج إلى أساس عقلاني لمبادئه الجوهرية من مجرد مسلمات العلم."
Muhammad Iqbal
"Yet higher religion, which is only a search for a larger life, is essentially experience and recognized the necessity of experience as its foundation long before science learnt to do so."
"الدين الأسمى، الذي ليس سوى سعيٍ لحياةٍ أرحب، هو في جوهره تجربةٌ، وقد أدرك ضرورة التجربة كركيزةٍ له قبل أن يتعلم العلم ذلك بكثير."
Muhammad Iqbal
"I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon."
"<thought>The user wants an eloquent Arabic (Fusha) translation of a poetic English quote.
I need to capture the imagery and the poetic tone, not just the literal words.
Original English: "I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon."
Key elements to translate poetically:
1. "I have seen": رأيتُ (common and fitting)
2. "movement of the sinews of the sky": This is highly metaphorical.
* "sinews": أوتار (tendons/sinews), عروق (veins/nerves), ألياف (fibers). "أوتار" or "عروق" might work best for a poetic feel. "أوتار السماء" sounds good. "حركة أوتار السماء" or "نبض أوتار السماء". "نبض" (pulse/throb) adds more life than just "movement".
* "sky": السماء
3. "blood coursing in the veins of the moon": Also highly metaphorical.
* "blood": الدم
* "coursing": يجري (flows), يسري (flows/circulates), يتدفق (gushes/flows). "يسري" or "يجري" are good. "يسري" often implies a more subtle, pervasive flow, which fits the poetic context.
* "veins of the moon": عروق القمر. This is a direct and effective translation.
Let's try to combine:
Attempt 1 (more literal but still poetic):
رأيتُ حركة أوتار السماء،
ودماً يسري في عروق القمر.
(This is quite good, but "حركة أوتار" could be more evocative.)
Attempt 2 (focus on "pulse" or "throb" for "movement of sinews"):
رأيتُ نبض أوتار السماء،
ودماً يسري في عروق القمر.
("نبض" (pulse/throb) gives a more living, dynamic feel to the "sinews" than just "movement".)
Let's consider the flow and rhythm.
"نبض أوتار السماء" - sounds good.
"ودماً يسري في عروق القمر" - also sounds good.
The imagery is about seeing life and vitality in inanimate celestial bodies.
"Sinews of the sky" suggests the underlying structure or energy of the sky. "أوتار" (tendons/strings) works well, implying tension, connection, or even musicality.
"Blood coursing in the veins of the moon" directly personifies the moon, giving it life and a circulatory system.
Final check on word choice:
* "رأيتُ": "I have seen" - perfect.
* "نبض": "pulse/throb" - captures the dynamic "movement" of "sinews" better than just "حركة".
* "أوتار السماء": "sinews of the sky" - excellent metaphorical translation.
* "ودماً": "And blood" - good conjunction and noun.
* "يسري": "coursing/flowing" - conveys the continuous, vital movement.
* "في عروق القمر": "in the veins of the moon" - direct and effective metaphor.
The chosen words maintain the poetic and slightly mystical tone of the original.
The structure is parallel, which is good.
One last thought: could "ألياف السماء" (fibers of the sky) work for "sinews"? "أوتار" feels more robust and connected to movement/tension, which fits "sinews" better in this context. "أوتار" can also mean "strings" (of a musical instrument), adding another layer of subtle beauty.
I'm confident with "رأيتُ نبض أوتار السماء، ودماً يسري في عروق القمر." It captures the essence, the poetic tone, and the imagery eloquently in Fusha."
Muhammad Iqbal
"It is the nature of the self to manifest itself, In every atom slumbers the might of the self."
"إن من طبع الذات أن تتجلى، وفي كل ذرة تكمن قوة الذات."
Muhammad Iqbal
"The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer."
"المراقب العلمي للطبيعة هو أشبه بالمتصوف الساعي في محراب الدعاء."
Muhammad Iqbal
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