جو عالم ايجاد ميں ہے صاحب ايجاد
English title: In world, if man contrives a thing much sound
جو عالم ايجاد ميں ہے صاحب ايجادہر دور ميں کرتا ہے طواف اس کا زمانہ
In world, if man contrives a thing much sound, the men of every period make his round.
تقليد سے ناکارہ نہ کر اپني خودي کوکر اس کي حفاظت کہ يہ گوہر ہے يگانہ
Don't spoil your Self by blind pursuit. Take care of precious gem that has no suit.
!اس قوم کو تجديد کا پيغام مبارکہے جس کے تصور ميں فقط بزم شبانہ
That nation is welcome to have new ways, which has no thought save revels night and days.
ليکن مجھے ڈر ہے کہ يہ آوازہ تجديدمشرق ميں ہے تقليد فرنگي کا بہانہ
Assumption of new modes this fact betrays, pretext is sought to follow Frankish ways.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — جو عالم ايجاد ميں ہے صاحب ايجاد — 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