سریر کیقباد ، اکلیل جم خاک
English title: The throne of Kaikobad and Jamshid’s crown
سریر کیقباد ، اکلیل جم خاککلیسا و بتستان و حرم خاک
Be it the throne of Kayqubad or the crown of Jamshid, all turn to dust —
Every church, temple, and holy mosque, all made of earth.
(ایران کے بادشاہ) کیقباد کا تخت ہو یا جمشید کا تاج سب خاک ہیں ۔ (مادی ہیں مٹ جانے والے ہیں ) گرجا اور مندر اور کعبہ سب مٹی سے بنے ہوئے ہیں ۔
ولیکن من ندانم گوہرم چیستنگاھم برتر از گردون تنم خاک
Unsure of my true nature —
My eyes soar above the heavens, but my flesh is of the earth.
مگر میں نہیں جانتا میری اصل کیا ہے ۔ میری نگاہ آسمان سے اونچی ہے مگر میرا بدن مٹی کا ہے ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Payam-e-Mashriq — سریر کیقباد ، اکلیل جم خاک — 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: Payam-e-Mashriq — 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
- payam-e-mashriq: published English translation by مخدوم حسان — Published digital poem page (f1v0qv7s.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by مخدوم حسان; Published English translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source
- payam-e-mashriq: published Urdu translation by حمیداللہ ہاشمی — Published digital poem page (f1v0qv7s.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