دین و ہنر
ہوئی ہے زیر فلک امتوں کی رسوائیخودی سے جب ادب و دیں ہوئے ہیں بیگانہ
English translation
When Faith and word with Self lose contact, then nation’s self-esteem can't keep intact.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
About this couplet
This is couplet 4 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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