محاورۂ ما بین خدا و انسان
من از خال پولاد ناب آفریدمتو شمشیر و تیر و تفنگ آفریدی
English translation
From the earth I brought forth pure iron, but you made from that iron sword, arrow, and gun.
Translated by Mustansir Mir
About this couplet
This is couplet 2 of 6 in “محاورۂ ما بین خدا و انسان” (A Dialogue Between God And Man) in the section Reflections, from Allama Muhammad Iqbal's Persian book Payam-e-Mashriq (پیامِ مشرق), published in 1923.
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