ز پیوند تن و جانم چہ پرسی
English title: You ask how close the link between my soul
ز پیوند تن و جانم چہ پرسیبہ دام چند و چون در می نیایم
Why inquire the tie 'tween spirit and body's lair? —
In the maze of "How" or "Why," I wander not, nor care.
تو میرے جسم اور روح کے جوڑ (تعلق) کا کیا پوچھتا ہے میں کتنے اور کیسے کے جال میں نہیں پھنستا ۔
دم آشفتہ ام در پیچ و تابمچو از آغوش نی خیزم نوایم
Scattered breath I am, in entwined coils I'm bound —
Yet, as I leave the reed’s embrace, I become a melodious sound.
بکھری ہوئی سانس ہوں ۔ الجھتی بل کھاتی بانسری کے آغوش سے نکلتے ہی میں نغمہ دم آواز ہوں ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Payam-e-Mashriq — ز پیوند تن و جانم چہ پرسی — 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 (2rokmi9s.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 (2rokmi9s.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