بيداري
English title: AWAKENING
جس بندئہ حق بيں کي خودي ہوگئي بيدارشمشير کي مانند ہے برندہ و براق
A man with true belief, whose Self attentive grows like sturdy sword of steel, can cut and sheen it shows.
اس کي نگہ شوخ پہ ہوتي ہے نمودارہر ذرے ميں پوشيدہ ہے جو قوت اشراق
The urge to shine and grow, within the mote concealed; 'fore his eyes sharp and keen is with much haste revealed.
اس مرد خدا سے کوئي نسبت نہيں تجھ کوتو بندئہ آفاق ہے ، وہ صاحب آفاق
You have no link or bond with men of godly brand, you are a slave to world, on world he holds command.
تجھ ميں ابھي پيدا نہيں ساحل کي طلب بھيوہ پاکي فطرت سے ہوا محرم اعماق
So far you have not formed for coast a love or taste: He knows the depths full well, by dint of nature chaste.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — بيداري — 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 — Awakening — 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