چہ زھرابی کہ در پیمانہ اوست
Published English translations cover only part of this poem.
No verified published Urdu translation is available for the Persian verses in this poem yet.
چہ زھرابی کہ در پیمانہ اوستکشد جانرا و تن بیگانہ اوست
O what a poisonous drink is it in his cup; It extracteth the soul while the body is unaware.
تو بینی حلقۂ دامی کہ پیداستنہ ن دامے کہ اندر دانۂ اوست
Thou see’st but the noose of the net visible; Not the net that’s within his seed.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — چہ زھرابی کہ در پیمانہ اوست — 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 بٹلر — Published digital poem page (xgyk2zt7.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by بٹلر; Published English translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source