خوب و زشت
جہاں خودی کا بھی ہے صاحب فراز و نشیبیہاں بھی معرکہ آرا ہے خوب سے ناخوب
English translation
The Realm of Self has its ups and downs, even here, the Fair and Foul exchange their frowns.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
Word meanings
فراز و نشیب: بلندی اور پستی۔
About this couplet
This is couplet 2 of 3 in “خوب و زشت” (Good and Evil) 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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