عشق طینت میں فرومایہ نہیں مثل ہوسپر شہباز سے ممکن نہیں پرواز مگس
Ishq Tiniat Mein Firomaya Nahin Misl-e-HawasPar Shahbaz Se Mumkin Nahin Parwaz-e-Magas
Love's bent of mind is not so mean, And low like that of vicious greedHow can the hopping fly compete, With regal hawk in flight or speed?
یوں بھی دستور گلستاں کو بدل سکتے ہیںکہ نشیمن ہو عنادل پہ گراں مثل قفس
Yun Bhi Dastoor-e-Gulistan Ko Badal Sakte HainKe Nasheman Ho Anadil Pe Garan Misl-e-Qafas
To bring about a change in laws, Of park with ease one can engageAnd for the nightingale can make, The nest as irksome as the cage.
سفر آمادہ نہیں منتظر بانگ رحیلہے کہاں قافلہ موج کو پروائے جرس!
Safar Amadah Nahin Muntazir-e-Bang-e-RaheelHai Kahan Qafla-e-Mouj Ko Parwaye Jaras!
If some one is about to set, On journey that is hard and long,He does not wait for herald's sound, Like waves that flow without ding dong.
گرچہ مکتب کا جواں زندہ نظر آتا ہےمردہ ہے، مانگ کے لایا ہے فرنگی سے نفس
Murda Hai, Mang Ke Laya Hai Farangi Se NafasThe pupil in schools looks alive; nay, he is dead;
Though college youth appears alive, Yet he is in the throes of death:He has no thoughts to call his own, And lives on borrowed Frankish breath.
پرورش دل کی اگر مد نظر ہے تجھ کومرد مومن کی نگاہ غلط انداز ہے بس!
Mard-e-Momin Ki Nigah-e-Galat Andaz Hai Bas!If you wish to nourish your heart
If you e'er keep before your sight, The nature of your inmost heartA casual glance of Saintly Guide, With much ease can perform this part.
From Zarb-e-Kaleem (1936) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
