مصور
English title: THE PAINTER
کس درجہ يہاں عام ہوئي مرگ تخيل!ہندي بھي فرنگي کا مقلد ، عجمي بھي
The death of fancy is so widely spread that men of Pers and Ind by Franks are led.
مجھ کو تو يہي غم ہے کہ اس دور کے بہزادکھو بيٹھے ہيں مشرق کا سرور ازلي بھي
I feel sad that Behzad's of modern time have lost East's rapture sweet and joy sublime.
معلوم ہيں اے مرد ہنر تيرے کمالاتصنعت تجھے آتي ہے پراني بھي ، نئي بھي
O artist, of your talents I can tell, you know the ancient crafts and new so well.
فطرت کو دکھايا بھي ہے ، ديکھا بھي ہے تو نے!آئينہ فطرت ميں دکھا اپني خودي بھي
You have portrayed many a natural sight, display your Self in Nature's mirror bright.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — مصور — 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 — The Painter — 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