ايجاد معاني
English title: INVENTION OF NEW MEANINGS
ہر چند کہ ايجاد معاني ہے خدا داد!کوشش سے کہاں مرد ہنر مند ہے آزاد
It is a gift by God bestowed, to coin fresh words with meanings new, yet skilful artist must work hard, as inborn trend is owned by few.
خون رگ معمار کي گرمي سے ہے تعميرميخانہ حافظ ہو کہ بتخانہ بہزاد
It is the heat in mason's blood, who builds structures of various forms: It may be Behzad's picture hall, or house of wine where Hafiz charms.
بے محنت پيہم کوئي جوہر نہيں کھلتا!روشن شرر تيشہ سے ہے خانہ فرہاد
Without resort to incessant strife, no skill or art completion gains: If Farhad does not hew the rocks, no sparks flash, dark his house remains!
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — ايجاد معاني — 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 — Invention Of New Meanings — 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