در نگاہش آدمی آب و گل استکاروان زندگی بی منزل است

English translation

In its eyes man is nothing but water and clay, and the caravan of life has no goal.
(Here Iqbal is referring to the purely materialistic attitude of the West which, denying the spiritual basis of life, is plunged into deep despair about the future of mankind.) Discussing the implications of the theory of evolution in the West, Iqbal says: ...the formulation of the same view of evolution...in Europe has led to the belief that ‘there now appears to be no scientific basis for the idea that the present rich complexity of human endowment will ever be materially exceeded.’ That is how the modern man’s secret despair hides itself behind the screen of scientific terminology. (Reconstruction)

Translated by Bashir Ahmad Dar

Urdu translation

اس کی نگاہ میں آدمی محض پانی اور مٹی کا مجموعہ ہے اور زندگی بے مقصد ہے۔