حل نشد این معنی مشکل مراشاہین از افلاک بگریزد چرا

English translation

I am unable to understand why a falcon* should flee from the skies.
* Falcon, shahin. As Iqbal states in one of his letters, he employs this word for a person who embodies all the characteristics of Faqr. Shahin is (i) self-respecting and jealous of its honour and does not eat of another’s prey; (ii) lives a free life, for it does not build a nest (iii) flies at high altitudes, (iv) loves solitude, and (v) has penetrating eyesight (Sh Ataullah, Ed., Iqbal Namah, II, 204-05).

Translated by Bashir Ahmad Dar

Urdu translation

میں یہ مشکل نکتہ حل نہیں کر سکا کہ شاہین کیوں افلاک سے گریز کرے۔