نگاہ وہ نہيں جو سرخ و زرد پہچانے
English title: That glance can not be termed as true
That glance can not be termed as true which draws; a line 'twixt red and pale that sight is true which does not like the light of Sun or Moon to 'vail.
The aim and goal of Muslim true is far beyond the bounds of West; take longer steps and walk space, as this site is not meant for rest.
The marts that sell the wine in West always keep their doors ajar: The rapture caused by knowledge new is removed from sin much afar.
If your frame is bereft or heat which words, ‘No god but He impart’, then bear in mind this well-known fact. Your soul from body may depart.
The sons of Khans, who own high rank, shall listen to my humble sound though I am dressed in rags and sack and wear no cap or turban round.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Zarb-e-Kalim — نگاہ وہ نہيں جو سرخ و زرد پہچانے — 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