شکر و شکایت
اک ولولہ تازہ دیا میں نے دلوں کولاہور سے تا خاک بخارا و سمرقند
English translation
My songs fresh zeal to hearts of men imparts, their charm extends to lands that lie apart.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
About this couplet
This is couplet 2 of 4 in “شکر و شکایت” (Gratitude and Complaint) in the section Islam and Muslim, from Allama Muhammad Iqbal's Urdu book Zarb-e-Kalim (ضربِ کلیم), published in 1936.
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