دين و ہنر
English title: RELIGION AND CRAFTS
سرود و شعر و سياست ، کتاب و دين و ہنرگہر ہيں ان کي گرہ ميں تمام يک دانہ
Verse, music, rule, lore, creed and crafts enshrine, pearls sublime that with lustre glow and shine.
ضمير بندہ خاکي سے ہے نمود ان کيبلند تر ہے ستاروں سے ان کا کاشانہ
Out from the brain of clay-born man they race, far higher than the stars, their dwelling place.
اگر خودي کي حفاظت کريں تو عين حياتنہ کر سکيں تو سراپا فسون و افسانہ
If they preserve the Self, life is ideal true, else life is tale or legend through and through.
ہوئي ہے زير فلک امتوں کي رسوائيخودي سے جب ادب و ديں ہوئے ہيں بيگانہ
When Faith and word with Self lose contact, then nation’s self-esteem can't keep intact.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — دين و ہنر — 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 — Religion And Crafts — 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