مہ و ستارہ کہ در راہ شوق ہم سفرند
English title: On the roadway of desire
Moon and star, travelling together on the road of desire, are measuring graces and understanding gestures and are possessed of insight.
چاند اور ستارے جو راہِ شوق (عشق) میں اکھٹے محوِ سفر ہیں وہ (حسن) کی اشارہ بازیوں کو پرکھنے ، اس کی دلفریب اداؤں کو سمجھنے اور حقیقت شناس نظر رکھنے والے ہیں (چاند اور ستارے منشاے فطرت کے مطابق مصروف سفر ہیں ) ۔
Say, what visions of delight. In the dust amazed their sight, | That they turned them from the skies. And have fixed on us their eyes.
اپنی (روشنی) اور (دوسری صفات) کے باوجود انھوں نے اس خاک کے پتلے میں ایسی کونسی خوبی دیکھی ہے کہ اسے دیکھنے کے لیے ان کی پیٹھ تو آسمانوں کی طرف ہے اور ان کی نظریں آدمی کی طرف ہیں (جو کہ رب کائنات کا نائب، اور کائنات کی ہر شے پر بھاری ہے) ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zabur-e-Ajam — مہ و ستارہ کہ در راہ شوق ہم سفرند — 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 (n2ai6psh.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 (n2ai6psh.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