مرد حر چون اشتران باری بردمرد حر باری برد خاری خورد

English translation

Like the camel, the free man carries burdens: He carries burdens* but lives on thorny bushes.**
* Iqbal has described man (Asrar-o Rumuz) on the first stage of development as similar to an elephant whose traits are service and toil and whose ways are patience and perseverance. ‘He eats little, sleeps little, and is accustomed to toil.’ **‘Eating of thorns’ stands for a simple crude fare.

Translated by Bashir Ahmad Dar

Urdu translation

مرد حر اونٹ کی طرح بوجھ اٹھاتا ہے، اور کانٹے کھا کر گزارا کرتا ہے۔