سرود
English title: MELODY
آيا کہاں سے نالہ نے ميں سرود مےاصل اس کي نے نواز کا دل ہے کہ چوب نے
Whence does the zest of liquor come in mournful tune of hollow reed is its main-spring the player's heart, or does it from the pipe proceed?
دل کيا ہے ، اس کي مستي و قوت کہاں سے ہےکيوں اس کي اک نگاہ الٹتي ہے تخت کے
What is the source of heart's great might, wherefore to rapture it is prone; how does it topple with a glance the firm and mighty Achamenian throne?
کيوں اس کي زندگي سے ہے اقوام ميں حياتکيوں اس کے واردات بدلتے ہيں پے بہ پے
Why does the heart bestow fresh life on nations on verge of decline: Why do its states, have constant change, are points that no one can divine?
کيا بات ہے کہ صاحب دل کي نگاہ ميںجچتي نہيں ہے سلطنت روم و شام و رے
Why is it that in eyes of man on whom God has bestowed a heart, the realms of Syria, Rome and Rai are fake effects in the mart?
جس روز دل کي رمز مغني سمجھ گياسمجھو تمام مرحلہ ہائے ہنر ہيں طے
The day the minstrel grasps this point which is hid in depths of heart, take it for granted, you have traversed all the stages required by art.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — سرود — 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 — Melody — 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