رقص و موسيقي
English title: DANCE AND MUSIC
شعر سے روشن ہے جان جبرئيل و اہرمنرقص و موسيقي سے ہے سوز و سرور انجمن
فاش يوں کرتا ہے اک چيني حکيم اسرار فنشعر گويا روح موسيقي ہے ، رقص اس کا بدن
The souls of Satan and Gabriel too from verse derive effulgence strong, for dance and music both provide pathos and rapture for the throng. A Chinese Sage has thus disclosed the secrets implied in this art: ‘As if verse is music's soul and dance performs body's part.’
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — رقص و موسيقي — 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 — Dance And Music — 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