شکر و شکايت
English title: THANKS CUM COMPLAINT
ميں بندہ ناداں ہوں، مگر شکر ہے تيرارکھتا ہوں نہاں خانہ لاہوت سے پيوند
Though unwise, thanks to God I must express for bonds with celestial world that I possess.
اک ولولہ تازہ ديا ميں نے دلوں کولاہور سے تا خاک بخارا و سمرقند
My songs fresh zeal to hearts of men imparts, their charm extends to lands that lie apart.
تاثير ہے يہ ميرے نفس کي کہ خزاں ميںمرغان سحر خواں مري صحبت ميں ہيں خورسند
In Autumn my breath makes birds that chirp in morn, imbibe much joy and feel no more forlorn.
ليکن مجھے پيدا کيا اس ديس ميں تو نے!جس ديس کے بندے ہيں غلامي پہ رضا مند
O God, to such a land I have been sent, where men in abject bondage feel content.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — شکر و شکايت — 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 — Gratitude and Complaint — 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