سکندر رفت و شمشیر و علم رفت
English title: Iskander and his flag and sword are gone
سکندر رفت و شمشیر و علم رفتخراج شہر و گنج کان و یم رفت
Alexander and his flag and sword are gone —
Gone are his tribute and his mines and seas.
سکندر گیا اور اس کی شمشیر اور علم اس کے ساتھ ہی گئے —
شہروں سے وصول کیا ہوا خراج ، کان سے نکالا ہوا خزانہ اور سمندر سے حاصل کئے ہوئے موتی سب گئے۔
امم را از شہان پایندہ تر داننمی بینی کہ ایران ماند و جم رفت
Longer than kings’ are peoples’ histories —
Jamshid is gone, but Persia still lives on.
قوموں کو پادشاہوں سے زیادہ پائیندہ سمجھ —
کیا تو دیکھتا نہیں کہ ایران باقی ہے جب کہ جمشید ختم ہو چکا ہے۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Payam-e-Mashriq — سکندر رفت و شمشیر و علم رفت — 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 (s74qmv1v.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 مخدوم حسان — Published digital poem page (s74qmv1v.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by مخدوم حسان; Published Urdu translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source
