گل رعنا چو من در مشکلی ہستگرفتار طلسم محفلی ہست
My problem is the rose’s problem tooAn audience irresponsive to our art.
زبان برگ او گویا نکردندولی در سینۂ چاکش دلی ہست
The rose’s petal was not made a tongue,But in its rent breast too there beats a heart.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
