نگہبان حرم معمار دیر است
English title: The guard of Harem is the mason of fane,
نگہبان حرم معمار دیر استیقینش مردہ و چشمش بہ غیر است
The guard of Harem is the mason of fane, His faith is dead, eyes set on others lane.
کعبہ کا محافظ بت خانہ بنا رہا ہے اس کا یقین مردہ اور اس کی آنکھ غیروں پر ہے ۔ یعنی اسلام سے بدظن ہو کر مغربیت پر فریفتہ ہے ۔
ز انداز نگاہ او توان دیدکہ نومید از ہمہ اسباب خیر است
From his winking eyes it can be seen, He is despaired of all godsend means.
اس کی نگاہ کے انداز سے معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ وہ نیکی کے تمام اسباب سے نا امید ہے ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — نگہبان حرم معمار دیر 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 (byahkmdb.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 (byahkmdb.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