دنيا
English title: THE WORLD
مجھ کو بھي نظر آتي ہے يہ بوقلمونيوہ چاند، يہ تارا ہے، وہ پتھر، يہ نگيں ہے
The diverse hues of world I can descry, here stone and gem, there moon and starry sky.
ديتي ہے مري چشم بصيرت بھي يہ فتويوہ کوہ ، يہ دريا ہے ، وہ گردوں ، يہ زميں ہے
My insight also gives this verdict clear; these are hills, river, earth and sphere.
حق بات کو ليکن ميں چھپا کر نہيں رکھتا!تو ہے، تجھے جو کچھ نظر آتا ہے، نہيں ہے
Of facts so true, I strive to hide not aught, you are, all else a trick that eyes have wrought.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — دنيا — 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 — The World — 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