چسان احوال او را بر لب آرمتو می بینی نہان و آشکارم
A friend’s hidden life how can I reveal,You know what we talk and what we conceal.
ز روداد دو صد سالش ہمین بسکہ دل چون کندہ قصاب دارم
Two hundred years’ tale is enough to weep,Like a butcher’s wood a heart I keep.
From Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) (1938) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
