ہندی مکتب

محکوم کو پیروں کی کرامات کا سوداہے بندہ آزاد خود اک زندہ کرامات

English translation

A slave has craze for marvels wrought by Guides: Himself a wonder 'live, his memory fresh abides.

Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah

About this couplet

This is couplet 6 of 7 in “⁨ہندی مکتب⁩” (Indian School) in the section Education and Upbringing, from Allama Muhammad Iqbal's Urdu book Zarb-e-Kalim (⁨ضربِ کلیم⁩), published in 1936.

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