تیاتر
تری خودی سے ہے روشن ترا حریم وجودحیات کیا ہے، اسی کا سرور و سوز و ثبات
English translation
Your being's sanctum gets from Self its inner light; save zeal and firm resolve, naught can make life e'er bright.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
Word meanings
تياتر: تماشا گاہ، تھیٹر۔
About this couplet
This is couplet 1 of 4 in “تیاتر” (Theatre) 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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