حق آن دہ کہ ’’ مسکین و اسیر‘‘ است
English title: Give him his dues, of a captive and meek,
حق آن دہ کہ ’’ مسکین و اسیر‘‘ استفقیر و غیرت او دیر میر است
Give him his dues, of a captive and meek, A beggar whose honour is since long dead.
اس کا حق عطا کر کیونکہ وہ مفلس بھی ہے اور قیدی بھی ۔ وہ فقیر ہے البتہ اس کی غیرت دیر سے مرنے والی ہے ۔
بروی او در میخانہ بستنددر این کشور مسلمان تشنہ میر است
The doors of a tavern are closed on weak, The Muslims are dying from thirst on bed.
اس کے لیے شراب خانے کا دروازہ بند کر دیا گیا ہے ۔ اس سلطنت میں مسلمان پیاسا مر رہا ہے ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — حق آن دہ کہ ’’ مسکین و اسیر‘‘ است — 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