دین و تعلیم
مجھ کو معلوم ہیں پیران حرم کے اندازہو نہ اخلاص تو دعوئے نظر لاف و گزاف
English translation
I know the modes of those who guide the creed, though lacking truth, of vision boast, indeed.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
Word meanings
لاف و گزاف: لاف زنی۔
About this couplet
This is couplet 1 of 4 in “دین و تعلیم” (Religion And Education) 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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