شیخ مکتب ہے اک عمارت گرجس کی صنعت ہے روح انسانی
Sheikh-e-Maktab Hai Ek Amarat GarJis Ki San’at Hai Rooh-e-Insani
The headmaster is an architectWhose material is the human soul.
نکتۂ دلپذیر تیرے لیےکہہ گیا ہے حکیم قاآنی
Nukta-e-Dilpazeer Tere LiyeKeh Gaya Hai Hakeem-e-Qa’ani
A good advice has been left for youBy the sage Qa‘ani:
پیش خورشید بر مکش دیوار ''''خواہی ار صحن خانہ نورانی
“Paish-e-Khurshid Barmaksh DiwarKhawahi Ar Sehan-e-Khana Noorani”
Do not raise a wall against the SunIf you wish the courtyard illuminated.”
From Bal-e-Jibril (1935) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
