يہ مدرسہ يہ کھيل يہ غوغائے روارو
English title: In school the noise of games
يہ مدرسہ يہ کھيل يہ غوغائے روارواس عيش فراواں ميں ہے ہر لحظہ غم نو
In school the noise of games, debates, great stir and animation prevail; this abundant joy e'ery moment breeds new griefs and naught else can avail.
وہ علم نہيں ، زہر ہے احرار کے حق ميںجس علم کا حاصل ہے جہاں ميں دو کف جو
For men of free and noble birth such knowledge is a venom dread, which makes them earn some barley corn to fill their bellies with its bread.
ناداں ! ادب و فلسفہ کچھ چيز نہيں ہےاسباب ہنر کے ليے لازم ہے تگ و دو
O fool, great wisdom and book lore have not much worth nor carry weight: To learn a useful art one must put in much strife and struggle great.
فطرت کے نواميس پہ غالب ہے ہنر مندشام اس کي ہے مانند سحر صاحب پرتو
A man of skill controls the working of Nature, his nights are brighter than mornings.
وہ صاحب فن چاہے تو فن کي برکت سے!ٹپکے بدن مہر سے شبنم کي طرح ضو
If such a craftsman likes, with ease, by dint of skill and magic art, like dew, can make from mass of Sun, the rays of light proceed and dart.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — يہ مدرسہ يہ کھيل يہ غوغائے روارو — 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 — — 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