XI. Story of a young man of Merv who came to the saint Ali Hujwírí--God have mercy on him!--and complained that he was oppressed by his enemies 95 XII. Story of the bird that was faint with thirst 100 XIII. Story of the diamond and the coal 104 XIV. Story of the Sheikh and the Brahmin, followed by a conversation between Ganges and Himalaya to the effect that the continuation of social life depends on firm attachment to the characteristic traditions of the community 108 XV. Showing that the purpose of the Moslem’s life is to exalt the Word of Allah, and that the _Jihád_ (war against unbelievers), if it be prompted by land-hunger, is unlawful in the religion of Islam 116 XVI. Precepts written for the Moslems of India by Mír Naját Nakshband, who is generally known as Bábá Sahrá´í 122 XVII. Time is a sword 134 XVIII. An invocation 141 Transcriber’s Note INTRODUCTION The _Asrár-i Khudí_ was first published at Lahore in 1915. I read it soon afterwards and thought so highly of it that I wrote to Iqbal, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at Cambridge some fifteen years ago, asking leave to prepare an English translation. My proposal was cordially accepted, but in the meantime I found other work to do, which caused the translation to be laid aside until last year. Before submitting it to the reader, a few remarks are necessary concerning the poem and its author.[1]