صبح
English title: DAWN
يہ سحر جو کبھي فردا ہے کبھي ہے امروزنہيں معلوم کہ ہوتي ہے کہاں سے پيدا
وہ سحر جس سے لرزتا ہے شبستان وجودہوتي ہے بندہ مومن کي اذاں سے پيدا
The morn that shifts so soon tomorrow new, whence it comes is only known to few: The dark abode of being is shook by morn, which by Muslim's Call to prayer is born.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — صبح — 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: Zarb-e-Kalim — 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
- Zarb-e-Kalim English translation at allama-iqbal.com — Morning — Public digital poem page, retrieved 2026-10-06; pinned to allama-iqbal.com commit 82547635bb6b758c45082084b2f152fc453a8056.Translation by Syed Akbar Ali Shah; English Translation by: Syed Akbar Ali ShahSource