من از بود و نبود خود خموشماگر گویم کہ ہستم خود پرستم
I do not say if I exist or not.To say I do were self-idolatry.
ولیکن این نوای سادہ کیستکسی در سینہ می گوید کہ ہستم
But what is this still, small voice saying, "IExist"? O who is this one inside me?
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan