چہ گویم قصہ دین و وطن را
English title: How to tell tale of ‘Deen’ and father land.
چہ گویم قصہ دین و وطن راکہ نتوان فاش گفتن این سخن را
What should I say about religion and nationalism? for one cannot say it plainly;
میں دین اور وطن کی کیا بات بیان کروں کہ اس بات کو کھل کر اعلانیہ بیان نہیں کیا جا سکتا ۔
مرنج از من کہ از بی مہری توبنا کردم ہمان دیر کہن را
don’t be angry with me, for through Your indifference I have started setting up the same old temple.
مجھ سے خفا نہ ہو کہ تیری نامہربانی کی وجہ سے میں نے پھر پرانے بت کدے کی بنیاد رکھ دی ہے ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — چہ گویم قصہ دین و وطن را — 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 (ylaor6fy.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 (ylaor6fy.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