قم باذن اللہ
English title: BY GRACE OF GOD, RISE!
جہاں اگرچہ دگر گوں ہے ، قم باذن اللہوہي زميں ، وہي گردوں ہے ، قم باذن اللہ
Though change so great has swept the world, there is no need to grieve or smart; the same the earth and same the skies, by Grace of God rise, play your part.
کيا نوائے 'اناالحق' کو آتشيں جس نےتري رگوں ميں وہي خوں ہے ، قم باذن اللہ
The same hot blood runs in your veins that raised the cry ‘The Self is True’ by Grace of God rise, play your part and go in quest of ventures new.
غميں نہ ہو کہ پراگندہ ہے شعور ترافرنگيوں کا يہ افسوں ہے ، قم باذن اللہ
Don't mourn or weep for scattered brain, it is a spell that Franks have cast; this charm with case you can remove, act, act, anew and leave the past.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — قم باذن اللہ — 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 — Arise by the Command of Allah — 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