گرچہ تو زندانی اسباب ہے
عقل کو تنقید سے فرصت نہیںعشق پر اعمال کی بنیاد رکھ
English translation
Intellect is not free from criticism; establish the foundation of your deeds on Love.
Translated by Dr M.A.K. Khalil
About this couplet
This is couplet 2 of 4 in “گرچہ تو زندانی اسباب ہے” (Garche tu zindaani-e-asbaab hai) in the section The Ghazals 3, from Allama Muhammad Iqbal's Urdu book Bang-e-Dara (بانگِ درا), published in 1924.
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