خیال او درون دیدہ خوشترغمش افزودہ جان کاہیدہ خوشتر
Dearer His image in the inner eye;Sweeter the yearning for a sight of Him.
مرا صاحبدلی این نکتہ آموختز منزل جادۂ پیچیدہ خوشتر
Pine, soul. "Better", I was thus counselled byA sage, "the winding path than journey’s end."
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan