عقل و دل
English title: HEART AND INTELLECT
ہر خاکي و نوري پہ حکومت ہے خرد کيباہر نہيں کچھ عقل خدا داد کي زد سے
عالم ہے غلام اس کے جلال ازلي کااک دل ہے کہ ہر لحظہ الجھتا ہے خرد سے
Clay-made man and angelic hosts all are swayed by wit and mind naught lies beyond the reach of wit, bestowed by God benign and kind. Its lasting grandeur holds the world in perpetual chains that do not break; the heart alone some courage shows and full of rage at wit can shake.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — عقل و دل — 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 — Intellect and Heart — 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