The Secrets of the Self
Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson
Macmillan, London, 1920
First written 1915
In the public domain
About this text
Nicholson’s translation of Iqbal’s Persian poem on the self (khudi), which argues that the self is to be strengthened through love and action rather than dissolved, with an introduction based on Iqbal’s own account of his ideas.
How to cite
Muhammad Iqbal. The Secrets of the Self: Asrār-i Khudī. Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson. Macmillan, London, 1920.
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