Dwell in the blackness of our eyes! 950 Silence the noise of the nations, Imparadise our ears with thy music! Arise and tune the harp of brotherhood, Give us back the cup of the wine of love! Bring once more days of peace to the world, 955 Give a message of peace to them that seek battle! Mankind are the cornfield and thou the harvest, Thou art the goal of Life’s caravan. The leaves are scattered by Autumn’s fury: Oh, do thou pass over our gardens as the Spring! 960 Receive from our downcast brows The homage of little children and of young men and old! When thou art there, we will lift up our heads, Content to suffer the burning fire of this world. FOOTNOTES: [63] The religious law of Islam. [64] _I.e._ water is an indispensable element in the life of the body. [65] The first article of the Mohammedan creed. [66] Like Abraham when he was about to sacrifice Isaac or (as Moslems generally believe) Ishmael. [67] The lesser pilgrimage (_’umra_) is not obligatory like the greater pilgrimage (_hajj_). [68] The original quotes part of a verse in the Koran (ch. 3, v. 86), where it is said, “Ye shall never attain unto righteousness until ye give in alms of that which ye love.” [69] _I.e._ overcome the lusts of the flesh. [70] Here Iqbal interprets in his own way the Súfí doctrine of the _Insán al-kámil_ or Perfect Man, which teaches that every man is potentially a microcosm, and that when he has become spiritually perfect, all the Divine attributes are displayed by him, so that as saint or prophet he is the God-man, the representative and vicegerent of God on earth. [71] _I.e._ his appearance marks the end of an epoch. [72] Koran, ch. 2, v. 29. The Ideal Man is the final cause of creation. [73] Koran, ch. 17, v. 1, referring to the Ascension of the Prophet. [74] For the white hand (of Moses) cf. Koran, ch. 7, v. 105, ch. 26, v. 32, and Exodus, ch. 4, v. 6. [75] These four lines may allude to Jesus, regarded as a type of the Perfect Man. X _Setting forth the inner meanings of the names of Ali._