بہ فغان نہ لب گشودم کہ فغان اثر ندارد

English title: No lament, no sigh I uttered

Translations
بہ فغان نہ لب گشودم کہ فغان اثر نداردغم دل نگفتہ بہتر ہمہ کس جگر ندارد
چہ حرم چہ دیر ہر جا سخنی ز آشنائیمگر اینکہ کس ز راز من و تو خبر ندارد
چہ ندیدنی است اینجا کہ شرر جہان ما رانفسی نگاہ دارد، نفسے دگر ندارد
تو ز راہ دیدۂ ما بہ ضمیر ما گذشتیمگر آنچنان گذشتی کہ نگہ خبر ندارد
کس ازین نگین شناسان نگذشت بر نگینمبتو می سپارم او را کہ جہان نظر ندارد
قدح خرد فروزی کہ فرنگ داد ما راہمہ آفتاب لیکن اثر سحر ندارد
Sources and translator credits
  • Original text transcription: Zabur-e-Ajam — بہ فغان نہ لب گشودم کہ فغان اثر ندارد — 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 (sk0kkur3.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 (sk0kkur3.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
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