امید
مجھے خبر نہیں یہ شاعری ہے یا کچھ اورعطا ہوا ہے مجھے ذکر و فکر و جذب و سرود
English translation
I am not conscious 'bout this fact if it is Verse or other tact; God has bestowed on me since long His praise, reflection, charm and song.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
About this couplet
This is couplet 2 of 5 in “امید” (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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