شعاع امید
اک شوخ کرن، شوخ مثال نگہ حورآرام سے فارغ، صفت جوہر سیماب
English translation
A shameless ray as proud as houri's glance bereft of rest, like mercury e'er at dance.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
Word meanings
سيماب: پارہ۔
About this couplet
This is couplet 9 of 17 in “شعاع امید” (Ray Of Hope) 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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