شعر
English title: VERSE
ميں شعر کے اسرار سے محرم نہيں ليکنيہ نکتہ ہے ، تاريخ امم جس کي ہے تفصيل
وہ شعر کہ پيغام حيات ابدي ہےيا نغمہ جبريل ہے يا بانگ سرافيل
The secrets that are hid in verse to judge their worth I always fail, though nnals of the nations past relate this point with much detail. The verse that conveys to man the views of lire that shall e'er last is either song by Gabriel sung, or blare of Sarafil'strumpet blast.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — شعر — 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 — Verse — 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