کیا کہوں اپنے چمن سے میں جدا کیونکر ہوا

کیا کہوں اپنے چمن سے میں جدا کیونکر ہوااور اسیر حلقہ دام ہوا کیونکر ہوا

English translation

What can I say how I got separated from my garden and how I got imprisoned in the net of greed.*
* This is a metaphorical description of Man being separated from the path of Din on account of which he became caught in the net of greed. Accountability for deeds is a fundamental component of religion and protects Man from materialism, which is the starting point of greed. ‘Garden’ is the metaphor for the peace of mind obtained from true Aiman.

Translated by Dr M.A.K. Khalil

About this couplet

This is couplet 1 of 10 in “⁨کیا کہوں اپنے چمن سے میں جدا کیونکر ہوا⁩” (Kya kahoon apne chaman se main juda kyun kar hua) in the section The Ghazals 1, from Allama Muhammad Iqbal's Urdu book Bang-e-Dara (⁨بانگِ درا⁩), published in 1924.

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