از سہ قرن این امت خوار و زبونزندہ بی سوز و سرور اندرون

English translation

For three centuries the Ummah has been wretched and helpless, it lives on without an inner (spiritual) fire and ecstasy.*
* Iqbal here refers to the plight of the Muslims of the Subcontinent who, according to him, are spiritually impoverished due to the non-appearance of a true man of God during the last two or three hundred years. It is through the efforts of such people that nations get spiritual renewal as a result of which they are able to act creatively in the world.

Translated by Bashir Ahmad Dar

Urdu translation

تین سو سال سے یہ امت زبوں حال ہے؛ اور بغیر اندرونی سوز و سرور کے دن بسر کر رہی ہے۔