دین و ہنر
ضمیر بندہ خاکی سے ہے نمود ان کیبلند تر ہے ستاروں سے ان کا کاشانہ
English translation
Out from the brain of clay-born man they race, far higher than the stars, their dwelling place.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
Word meanings
کاشانہ: رہنے کی جگہ۔
About this couplet
This is couplet 2 of 4 in “دین و ہنر” (Religion And Crafts) in the section Literature and Fine Arts, from Allama Muhammad Iqbal's Urdu book Zarb-e-Kalim (ضربِ کلیم), published in 1936.
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