قلندر کي پہچان
English title: THE RECOGNITION OF A QALANDAR
کہتا ہے زمانے سے يہ درويش جواں مرد!جاتا ہے جدھر بندئہ حق، تو بھي ادھر جا
A Darwesh bold proclaims with main and might my guidance take, tread path quite straight and right.
ہنگامے ہيں ميرے تري طاقت سے زيادہبچتا ہوا بنگاہ قلندر سے گزر جا
Beyond your might and nerves my tumults lie, with caution great by Qalandar's dwelling hie.
ميں کشتي و ملاح کا محتاج نہ ہوں گاچڑھتا ہوا دريا ہے اگر تو تو اتر جا
The help of skiff and guide I do not need, if you are swollen brook, come down with speed.
توڑا نہيں جادو مري تکبير نے تيرا؟!ہے تجھ ميں مکر جانے کي جرات تو مکر جا
Has not my Takbir broke your charm? Revoke, if show of courage does not harm.
مہر و مہ و انجم کا محاسب ہے قلندرايام کا مرکب نہيں، راکب ہے قلندر
A Darvesh holds the reins of Time like steed; ile brings sun, stars and moon to book with speed.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — قلندر کي پہچان — 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 Recognition Of A Qalandar — 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