دل من در طلسم خود اسیر استجہان از پرتو او تاب گیر است
My mind is dazzled by its own strong light,Though it lights up the entire universe for me.
مپرس از صبح و شامم ز آفتابیکہ پیش روزگار من پریر است
O do not ask about my day and nightA sun gone senile long before my day.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
