ز شاعر نالہ مستانہ در محشر چہ می خواہی
English title: Why in the concourse dost thou seek
Published Urdu translations cover some, but not all, Persian verses in this poem.
Why in the concourse dost thou seek. The poet’s wild, ecstatic shriek, | Or lookest for another’s riot, Whose heart is troubled and unquiet?
My affluent muse was taught by thee to swim the waves of melody; why seekest Thou the gem? Behold, my pierced heart doth the sea enfold.
اے خدا! تو نے میری طبیعت کو سمندر کے نغموں سے آشنا کر دیا ہے ۔ اس لیے تو میرے چاکِ گریباں سے دریا کی طلب کر تو اس سے موتی کیوں مانگ رہا ہے ۔ میں آج بہ روزِ حشر ترے سامنے اپنے اشعار کا نذرانہ پیش کر رہا ہوں ۔ یہی میرے اعمال ہیں ۔
Except within thy presence there. I stand. I cannot breathe my prayer: | My heart before thy feet I fling— What else should unbeliever bring?
اے خدا! مجھ سے ایسی نماز کی ادائیگی ممکن نہیں جس نماز میں تو میرے سامنے نہ ہو ۔ میں نے اپنا محبت بھرا دل تیرے حضور پیش کر دیا ہے اب تو اس بے نماز کافر سے اور کیا چاہتا ہے
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zabur-e-Ajam — ز شاعر نالہ مستانہ در محشر چہ می خواہی — 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: Zabur-e-Ajam — 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
- Persian Psalms: English translations in the digital anthology excerpt — Recovered Persian poetry anthology PDF excerpt; publication title and year are not established by the preserved source packet (zabur-english.pdf, 54 PDF pages).Translation by A.J. Arberry; Passages are individually credited in the recovered PDF as “Translated by A.J. Arberry”; exact source and credit PDF page locators are stored with each imported passage.Source
- zabur-e-ajam: published English translation by آربری — Published digital poem page (ycm4yoz7.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by آربری; Published English translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source
- zabur-e-ajam: published Urdu translation by حمیداللہ ہاشمی — Published digital poem page (ycm4yoz7.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
