کبوتر بچہ خود را چہ خوش گفت
English title: A gull said to shaver, nice witty thing,
No verified published Urdu translation is available for the Persian verses in this poem yet.
کبوتر بچہ خود را چہ خوش گفتکہ نتوان زیست با خوی حریری
A gull said to shaver, nice witty thing, You cannot exist with the silken wing,
اگر ’’یاہو‘‘ زنی از مستی شوقکلہ را از سر شاہین بگیری
With a fondness great if you call Ya Hoo You can catch hawk’s head with a loving coo.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — کبوتر بچہ خود را چہ خوش گفت — 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 (2v8push4.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