بدن واماندہ و جانم در تک و پوست
English title: My body is tired but soul still flies,
No verified published Urdu translation is available for the Persian verses in this poem yet.
بدن واماندہ و جانم در تک و پوستسوی شہری کہ بطحا در رہ اوست
My body is fragile, my life in constant endeavour, to visit a city where Batha lies on the way;
تو باش اینجا و با خاصان بیامیزکہ من دارم ہوای منزل دوست
stay here and mix with the elect, for I’m on my way to friend’s destination.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — بدن واماندہ و جانم در تک و پوست — 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 (bcq09156.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