بہ گوشم آمد از خاک مزاری
English title: I heard a voice from inside a grave say
بہ گوشم آمد از خاک مزاریکہ در زیر زمین ہم میتوان زیست
From the soil of a grave, a whisper reached my ear —
That even in the tomb, one can persevere.
خاک مزار سے میرے کان میں یہ آواز آئی —
کہ قبر میں بھی زندہ رہا جا سکتا ہے۔
نفس دارد ولیکن جان نداردکسی کو بر مراد دیگران زیست
He breathes, yet lacks a soul's true fire —
Who lives his life by another's desire.
اس شخص کے اندر سانس ہے مگر جان نہيں —
جو دوسروں کی خواہش کے مطابق زندگی بسر کرتا ہے
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Payam-e-Mashriq — بہ گوشم آمد از خاک مزاری — 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 (56jxdpbu.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 (56jxdpbu.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