دلا رمز حیات از غنچہ دریابحقیقت در مجازش بی حجاب است
Learn from the rosebud how to live. O heart.It is a symbol of life’s search for light.
ز خاک تیرہ میروید ولیکننگاہش بر شعاع آفتاب است
It springs out of the darkness of the earth,But has its eyes on the Sun’s rays from birth.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan