مسجد قوت الاسلام
اب کہاں میرے نفس میں وہ حرارت، وہ گدازبے تب و تاب دروں میری صلوہ اور درود
English translation
The Muslim's breast is quite bereft of previous heat and ardour strong; his blessings, worship are devoid of innate heat and fret since long.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
Word meanings
بے تب و تاب دروں: اندرونی تڑپ اور گرمی کے بغیر۔
About this couplet
This is couplet 5 of 6 in “مسجد قوت الاسلام” (The Mosque of the Power of Islam) 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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