در اسرار شریعت
ہر یکی دانای قرآن و خبردر شریعت کم سواد و کم نظر
English translation
Every one of them is fully conversant with the Quran and the traditions; but they are totally unaware of the true significance of the Shari’ah.
(Their knowledge is theoretical only; they lack fire of conviction and zeal for activity, for they have missed the true spirit of the message.)
Translated by Jamil Naqvi
Urdu translation
یہ سب قرآن و حدیث کے عالم ہونے کے دعویدار ہیں مگر شریعت سے بے بہرہ اور اس کے راز دیکھنے سے بے بصر۔
About this couplet
This is couplet 46 of 49 in “در اسرار شریعت” (The Essence Of The Shari’Ah), from Allama Muhammad Iqbal's Persian book Pas Chih Bayad Kard (پس چہ بائد کرد اے اقوامِ شرق), published in 1936.
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