اس چمن میں میں سراپا سوز و ساز آرزواور تیری زندگانی بے گداز آرزو

English translation

In this garden I am the complete orchestra of Longing and your life is devoid of the warmth of that Longing.
(Longing: Or ardent desire is one of the important planks of `Allamah Iqbal’s philosophy. However, this longing is not for the material things of life or the satisfaction of physical desires, which is found in all living things. What distinguishes Man from other creation and entitles him to the honor of being God’s vicegerent on earth is the ‘longing’ for more elegant goals and more sublime desires than mere indulgence in material pleasures. His longing is a limitless ocean of search for knowing the Truth and the Purpose of the creation of God, knowledge of His Essence, and fixing of high ideals for life, such as struggle in the cause of God.)

Translated by Dr M.A.K. Khalil

Word meanings

گداز: نرم، گھولنا۔