In English, «The Secrets of the Self (Asrar-i-Khudi): A Philosophical Poem», by Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938), the great philosophical poet of British India. This was the first poetry book of Iqbal. Its verses are concerned with the philosophy of religion, and it is considered by many to be Iqbal's best work of poetry. Translated from the original Persian with introduction and notes by Reynold A. Nicholson.