کافر و مومن
English title: THE INFIDEL AND BELIEVER
کل ساحل دريا پہ کہا مجھ سے خضر نےتو ڈھونڈ رہا ہے سم افرنگ کا ترياق؟
Thus Khizr to me did speak last day on river banks. ‘Are you in search of cure for venom spread by Franks’?
اک نکتہ مرے پاس ہے شمشير کي مانندبرندہ و صيقل زدہ و روشن و براق
I know a subtle point which like the sword is keen is cutting, burnished, bright and owns a peculiar sheen.
کافر کي يہ پہچان کہ آفاق ميں گم ہے!مومن کي يہ پہچان کہ گم اس ميں ہيں آفاق
A heathen gets distinct by getting lost in life whereas a Muslim true keeps 'bove its brawl and strife.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — کافر و مومن — 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 Infidel And Believer — 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