کف خاکی برگ و سازم برہی فشانم او را

English title: A hand of dust is all I own

Translations
کف خاکی برگ و سازم برہی فشانم او رابہ امید اینکہ روزی بفلک رسانم او را
چہ کنم چہ چارہ گیرم کہ ز شاخ علم و دانشندمیدہ ہیچ خاری کہ بدل نشانم او را
دہد آتش جدائی شرر مرا نمودیبہ ہمان نفس بمیرم کہ فرونشانم او را
می عشق و مستی او نرود برون ز خونمکہ دل آنچنان ندادم کہ دگر ستانم او را
تو بہ لوح سادۂ من ھمہ مدعا نوشتیدگر آنچنان ادب کن کہ غلط نخوانم او را
بحضور تو اگر کس غزلی ز من سرایدچہ شود اگر نوازی بہ ھمین کہ دانم او را
Sources and translator credits
  • Original text transcription: Zabur-e-Ajam — کف خاکی برگ و سازم برہی فشانم او را — 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 (gxqh66z3.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 میاں عبدالرشید — Published digital poem page (gxqh66z3.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by میاں عبدالرشید; Published Urdu translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source
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