خودی را از وجود حق وجودےخودی را از نمود حق نمودے
From God’s own being, the ‘self’ got a ‘being’ soFrom God’s own show, to ‘self’ He gave a show.
نمی دانم کہ این تابندہ گوہرکجا بودی اگر دریا نبودے
About this shining pearl I know not where,It could be then without a river there.
From Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) (1938) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan