دل خود را اسیر رنگ و بو کرد
English title: He made his heart captive of pomp and show,
دل خود را اسیر رنگ و بو کردتہی از ذوق و شوق و آرزو کرد
He made his heart captive of pomp and show, Bereft of love’s pleasures his longings go.
دورِ حاضر کے مسلمان نے اپنے دل کو رنگ و بو کا قیدی بنا لیا ہے ۔ اورر اس کا دل ذوق و شوق اور خواہشات سے خالی ہو گیا ہے ۔
صفیر شاہبازان کم شناسدکہ گوشش با طنین پشہ خو کرد
The ‘whistling’ of ‘eagles’ he knew a few, As nature of gnats his latent ears knew.
وہ شاہبازوں کی آواز کو نہیں پہچانتا کیونکہ اس نے اپنے کانوں کو مچھر کی بھنبھناہٹ کا عادی کر لیا ہے ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — دل خود را اسیر رنگ و بو کرد — 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 کبیر — Published digital poem page (f9qa7ays.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by کبیر; 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 (f9qa7ays.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