جہان ما کہ نابود است بودشزیان توام ہمی زاید بسودش
From nothing did this world originate.Loss and gain are twin principles in it.
کہن را نو کن و طرح دگر ریزدل ما بر نتابد دیر و زودش
Destroy the old: on its foundations buildAfresh. For Time’s sweet will we cannot wait.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
