Quote#Truth
And even the Angels could not tell what was that voice so strange
Quote byMuhammad Iqbal · 1877–1938
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ', Shikwa. [https://archive.org/details/ShikwaJawabIShikwaIqbalsDialogueWithAllahTrKhushwantSinghIqbal.
English (original)
And even the Angels could not tell what was that voice so strange, Whose secret seemed to lie beyond Celestial wisdom’s range.
— Muhammad Iqbal
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