ایجاد معانی
ہر چند کہ ایجاد معانی ہے خدا دادکوشش سے کہاں مرد ہنر مند ہے آزاد!
English translation
It is a gift by God bestowed, to coin fresh words with meanings new, yet skilful artist must work hard, as inborn trend is owned by few.
Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah
About this couplet
This is couplet 1 of 3 in “ایجاد معانی” (Invention Of New Meanings) 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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