جمہوريت
English title: DEMOCRACY
اس راز کو اک مرد فرنگي نے کيا فاشہر چند کہ دانا اسے کھولا نہيں کرتے
جمہوريت اک طرز حکومت ہے کہ جس ميںبندوں کو گنا کرتے ہيں ، تولا نہيں کرتے
By some European sage this secret was revealed, though men endowed with sense, keep points like this concealed. Democracy means a mode to rule the common man no doubt, they count the votes, but conduct do not scan.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — جمہوريت — 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 — Democracy — 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