لاوالا
English title: NEGATION AND AFFIRMATION
فضائے نور ميں کرتا نہ شاخ و برگ و بر پيداسفر خاکي شبستاں سے نہ کر سکتا اگر دانہ
If seed had not upraised its head from dark and dismal earthly bed, in Space, lit by the rays of Sun, foliage and fruit would have never won.
'نہاد زندگي ميں ابتدا 'لا' ، انتہا 'الاپيام موت ہے جب 'لا ہوا الا' سے بيگانہ
To Negation life is bent at start, at close avowal must be its part. It is death news if unaware, and God's existence won't declare.
وہ ملت روح جس کي 'لا 'سے آگے بڑھ نہيں سکتييقيں جانو، ہوا لبريز اس ملت کا پيمانہ
Though odd and strange the matter sounds, but who can't cross Negations's bounds must rest assured, his death is near, naught can save him from blight and sear.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — لاوالا — 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 — No and Yes — 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
