مہمان عزيز
English title: HONOURED GUEST
پر ہے افکار سے ان مدرسے والوں کا ضمير!خوب و ناخوب کي اس دور ميں ہے کس کو تميز
چاہيے خانہ دل کي کوئي منزل خاليشايد آجائے کہيں سے کوئي مہمان عزيز
The minds of, those who go to school, in thoughts quite fresh and new are clad Alas! There are such people few who draw a line 'twixt good and bad. Perhaps some luminous thought may flash across the inmost part of heart for such inspiring thoughts one must set some recess in heart apart.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — مہمان عزيز — 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 — Honoured Guest — 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