Why I read Iqbal's poems and often quoted them
[Thayeb Loh Angen while recording voice reading Iqbal poem entitled hope to the youth, in Discover Studio, Banda Aceh. Photo by Lodins LA.]
Muhammad Iqbal was one of the great figures of the world who inspired me. He is a poet and philosopher. One of the sentences, most of which I like, reads "If you bow to this age, you mean throwing your shield to the ground on the battlefield" (in Indonesian / Malay means “Jika kautunduk pada ini zaman, bermakna kau melemparkan perisaimu ke tanah di medan pertempuran”)
I do not know the original sentence how and in what language because what I read has been translated into Indonesian / Malay. I read it in a book on the history of world political change after the second world war.
At that time the world's largest country that had stood for seven hundred years, that of the Ottoman Empire, collapsed, and its territory on several continents split into many countries. Then the world split into several military blocks, and established the nation's league, then the nation's union.
I read it in wartime. I do not remember the title of the book and the author's name. As I recall the writer was a Portuguese, who later converted to Islam in research. His wife died in research writing the book because of the weather, it is a thick book.
About the Iqbal Poem, how a sentence, a poem can affect people so acting for the benefit of his people.
Iqbal sentence I mentioned above, often quoted in my writing for several years. That's a remarkable sentence. Extraordinary. Maybe it was great for me because I was involved in the political revolt bloom in Aceh, back then. But no, it would be amazing to anyone who has a soul and a determination in upholding the truth he believes in a society, whatever that religion, race, and country that person is. Something that has been at a high level will be univelsal to humanity, such as Iqbal's work.
[Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Photo by alchetron.com]
Here's about Iqbal from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Iqbal
[[Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877 - April 21, 1938), widely known as Allama Iqbal was a poet, philosopher, and politician, as well as an academic, barrister and scholar in British India who is popular regarded as having inspired The Pakistan Movement. He is called the "Spiritual father of Pakistan". He is called one of the most important figures in Urdu literature, with literary work in both the Urdu and Persian languages.
Iqbal is admired as a prominent poet by Pakistanis, Indians, Iranians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans and other international scholars of literature. Though Iqbal is best known as an eminent poet, he is also a highly acclaimed "Muslim philosophical thinker of modern times". His first poetry book, Asrar-i-Khudi, appeared in the Persian language in 1915, and other books of poetry include Rumuz-i-Bekhudi, Payam-i-Mashriq and Zabur-i-Ajam. Amongst these, his best known Urdu works are Bang-i-Dara, Bal-i-Jibril, Zarb-i Kalim and a part of Armughan-i-Hijaz. Along with his Urdu and Persian poetry, his Urdu and English lectures and letters have been very influential in cultural, social, religious and political disputes ... and so on ..wikipedia.org]]
A few months ago, I wanted to read an Iqbal poem that had been translated into Indonesian / Malay. Then I found the poem 'Happiness to Youth'
[Thayeb Loh Angen while recording images for video clips reading Iqbal poem entitled hope to the youth. Photo by Lodins LA.]
Same with the above sentence, I do not know the original sentence in the original language written by Iqbal. However, here I share the translated text, which I read.
This is video I read it, recorded and edited by Lodins LA, broadcast on youtube by Discover Studio.
Such is my impression on the writings of Muhammad Iqbal. Of course, you guys taulan stemeans there who have a distinct impression on the world figure from India (Pakistan) it. As always, I expect your upvote for my post. Best regards steemit. Have a good fight. Good luck!
In Indonesian:
Muhammad Iqbal adalah salah seorang tokoh besar dunia yang menginspirasi, bagiku. Ia seorang penyair dan filsuf. Salah satu kalimatnya, yang paling aku suka, berbunyi “Jika kautunduk pada ini zaman, bermakna kau melemparkan perisaimu ke tanah di medan pertempuran”.
Aku tidak tahu kalimat itu yang asli bagaimana dan di dalm bahasa apa karena yang kubaca telah diterjemahkanke dalam bahasa Indonesia/Melayu. Kubaca itu di dalam sebuah buku tentang sejarah perubahan politik dunia setelah perang dunia kedua.
Di saat itu negara terbesar di dunia yang telah berdiri selama sekira tujuh ratus tahun, yaitu Turki Usmani, runtuh, dan wilayahnya di beberapa benua terpecah ke dalam banyak negara. Lalu dunia terbelah ke dalam beberapa blok militer, dan didirikan liga bangsa bangsa, lalu perserikatan bangsa bangsa.
BUku itu kubaca dalam masa perang. Aku tidak ingat lagi judul buku itu dan nama penulisnya. Seingatku penulisnya orang berkebangsaan Portugal, yang kemudian masuk Islam dalam penelitian. Istrinya meninggal dalam penelitian menulis buku itu karena cuaca, itu adalah buku yang tebal.
Tentang Puisi Iqbal, bagaimana sebuah kalimat, sebuah puisi dapat mempengaruhi orang-orang sehingga bertindak untuk kepentingan bangsanya.
Kalimat Iqbal yang kusebutkan di atas, sering kukutip di dalam tulisanku sejak beberapa tahun ini. Itu kalimat yang luar biasa. Luar biasa. Mungkin saja bagiku itu luar biasa karena aku terlibat dalam gekaran pemberontakan bersifat politik di Aceh, dulu. Tapi tidak, itu akan luar biasa pada siapa saja yang memiliki jiwa dan tekad dalam menegakkan kebenaran yang diyakininya dalam sebuah masyarakat, terserah apa agama, ras, dan negara orang itu. Sesuatu yang telah pada level tinggi akan bersifat univelsal kemanusiaan, seperti karya Iqbal.
Berikut tentang Iqbal dari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Iqbal
[[Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938), widely known as Allama Iqbal was a poet, philosopher, and politician, as well as an academic, barrister and scholar in British India who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is called the "Spiritual father of Pakistan".He is considered one of the most important figures in Urdu literature, with literary work in both the Urdu and Persian languages.
Iqbal is admired as a prominent poet by Pakistanis, Indians, Iranians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans and other international scholars of literature. Though Iqbal is best known as an eminent poet, he is also a highly acclaimed "Muslim philosophical thinker of modern times". His first poetry book, Asrar-i-Khudi, appeared in the Persian language in 1915, and other books of poetry include Rumuz-i-Bekhudi, Payam-i-Mashriq and Zabur-i-Ajam. Amongst these, his best known Urdu works are Bang-i-Dara, Bal-i-Jibril, Zarb-i Kalim and a part of Armughan-i-Hijaz. Along with his Urdu and Persian poetry, his Urdu and English lectures and letters have been very influential in cultural, social, religious and political disputes… dan seterusnya..]
Beberapa bulan lalu, aku ingin membaca sebuah puisi Iqbal yang telah diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Indonesia/Melayu. Kemudian kutemukan puisi ‘Hapapan Kepada Pemuda’
Sama dengan kalimat di atas, aku tidak tahu kalimat asli dalam bahasa asli yang ditulis oleh Iqbal. Walaupun begitu, di sini aku bagikan tulisan yang diterjemahkan tersebut, yang aku baca.
Demikianlah kesanku terhadap tulisan Muhammad Iqbal. Tentu saja, kalian para handai taulan stemeans ada yang memiliki kesan tersendiri terhadap tokoh dunia dari India (Pakistan) itu. Sebagaimana biasa, aku mengharapkan upvote kalian untuk postinganku. Salam steemit. Selamat berjuang. Semoga Berjaya!