ترا این کشمکش اندر طلب نیست
English title: Thou hast no quest in thy efforts and zeals,
Published English translations cover only part of this poem.
Published Urdu translations cover some, but not all, Persian verses in this poem.
ترا این کشمکش اندر طلب نیستترا این درد و داغ و تاب وتب نیست
از آن از لامکان بگریختم منکہ آنجا نالہ ہای نیم شب نیست
I fled from Spaceless Realm, because it is not the place for mid‐nightly bewailing.
میں لا مکاں سے اس لیے بھاگا تھا کہ وہاں آدھی رات کی گریہ زاری نہیں ہے ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — ترا این کشمکش اندر طلب نیست — Digital transcription file at commit 39d44fc0c2b8ca25769c4b36e6eac4d90cb42b35; the source dataset does not identify the underlying print edition.Verified against this pinned digital transcription file; not checked against a print edition.Source
- Iqbal Demystified source list: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — Pinned digital dataset commit 39d44fc0c2b8ca25769c4b36e6eac4d90cb42b35; the underlying print edition is not identified by the dataset.Community dataset list; not reconciled against a print edition.Source
- armaghan-e-hijaz: published English translation by بشیر احمد — Published digital poem page (kul0c9t0.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by بشیر احمد; Published English translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source
- armaghan-e-hijaz: published Urdu translation by حمیداللہ ہاشمی — Published digital poem page (kul0c9t0.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by حمیداللہ ہاشمی; Published Urdu translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source