بگو جبریل را از من پیامیمرا آن پیکر نوری ندادند
Go and tell this to Gabriel from me:Though not all light like him, I yet aspire
ولی تاب و تب ما خاکیان بینبہ نوری ذوق مہجوری ندادند
To God. This keeps my dust alight; but itDoes not keep cold creatures of light afire.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan