بشر تا از مقام خود فتاد است
Published English translations cover only part of this poem.
No verified published Urdu translation is available for the Persian verses in this poem yet.
بشر تا از مقام خود فتاد استبقدر محکمی او را گشاد است
Ever since Man hath fallen from his position, To the extent of firmness he has a scope.
گنہ ہم می شود بی لذت و سرداگر ابلیس تو خاکی نہاد است
The sin too becometh tasteless and cold, If thy Iblis is of earthly origin.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) — بشر تا از مقام خود فتاد 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 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