مجھ کو تو يہ دنيا نظر آتي ہے دگرگوں
English title: To me upset appears the Cosmos old
مجھ کو تو يہ دنيا نظر آتي ہے دگرگوںمعلوم نہيں ديکھتي ہے تيري نظر کيا
To me upset appears the Cosmos old, but I do not know what your eyes behold.
ہر سينے ميں اک صبح قيامت ہے نمودارافکار جوانوں کے ہوئے زير و زبر کيا
In breasts the morn of Last Day comes to view. Old thoughts of youth have been replaced by new.
کر سکتي ہے بے معرکہ جينے کي تلافياے پير حرم تيري مناجات سحر کيا
Your hymns at morn can't make amends for Life, O Elder of the shrine, without much strife.
ممکن نہيں تخليق خودي خانقہوں سے!اس شعلہ نم خوردہ سے ٹوٹے گا شرر کيا
The Shrines no strength to Self e'er can impart, because no sparks from wet flame can depart.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — مجھ کو تو يہ دنيا نظر آتي ہے دگرگوں — 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