Tulip in the Desert: A Selection of the Poetry of Muhammad Iqbal

An exploration and selection of the poetry of one of Persia's most influential poets.From The Houri and the Poet

From the spark I seek star, from the star a sun:

For if I stop, I die

When I get up, having quaffed

A cup of wine brewed by one spring breeze,

Longing for yet another spring. I seek the end of that which hs no end —

With a restless eye, with a hopeful heart.

The lover's heart dies in an eternal heaven —

I it no cry of a soul in affliction

no sorrow, and no one to drive away sorrow

• Author
• Muhammad Iqbal, Mustansir Mir

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 184

• Publisher
• McGill-Queen's University Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780773520370

• Genres
• islam, poetry, religion

• Release date
• 2000