جہان تست در دست خسی چند
English title: Thy world is ruled by misers few,
جہان تست در دست خسی چندکسان او بہ بند ناکسی چند
Your world is in the hands of a few mean fellows, Its people are in fetters of inhuman persons;
تیرا جہان چند کمینوں کے ہاتھ میں ہے ۔ اس کے کسان (دولت و زمین) چند نا اہل لوگوں کی قید میں ہیں ۔
ہنرور میان کارگاہانکشد خود را بہ عیش کرکسی چند
a skilful man, in factories, kills himself for a few vultures’ pleasure.
کاریگر لوگ کارخانوں میں ہیں اور کچھ گدھوں (سرمایہ داروں ) کے لیے خود کو مار رہے ہیں ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — جہان تست در دست خسی چند — 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 (qbuoyk3t.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 (qbuoyk3t.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