ز شاخ آرزو بر خوردہ ام من
English title: I have partaken of the fruit I sought
ز شاخ آرزو بر خوردہ ام منبہ راز زندگی پے بردہ ام من
From the bough of desire, I've plucked the fruit —
To life's hidden secrets, I've found the route.
میں شاخ آرزو کا پھل حاصل کرچکا ہوں —
میں زندگی کے راز کو پا چکا ہوں۔
بترس از باغبان ای ناوک اندازکہ پیغام بھار آوردہ ام من
O hunter, fear the gardener's might —
For I am the herald of spring's new light (O enemies! fear the Prophet (PBUH) and do not oppose this message of spring).
اے شکاری! باغبان سے ڈر —
کیونکہ میں بہار کا پیغام لانے والا ہوں۔ (اے دشمنانِ ملت! آپ ﷺ سے ڈرو اور اس پیغامِ بہار کی مخالفت نہ کرو)
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Payam-e-Mashriq — ز شاخ آرزو بر خوردہ ام من — 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 (b4865z1q.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 (b4865z1q.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