ز من گیر این کہ مردی کور چشمی
English title: A blind eye is better from eyes crook,
No verified published Urdu translation is available for the Persian verses in this poem yet.
ز من گیر این کہ مردی کور چشمیز بینای غلط بینی نکو تر
A blind eye is better from eyes crook, Which sees a virtue from evil look.
ز من گیر این کہ نادانی نکو کیشز دانشمند بی دینی نکو تر
An ignorant man and a simple guy, Is better than a wise but faithless sly?
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — ز من گیر این کہ مردی کور چشمی — 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 (u2uwr73m.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