از ن غم ہا دل ما دردمند استکہ اصل او ازین خاک نژند است
Such griefs this heart now likes to take,Like dust of low things of humble make.
من و تو زان غم شیرین ندانیمکہ اصل او ز افکار بلند است
To those sweet griefs alas! we know not,Which make a man great with higher ‘thought.
From Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) (1938) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
