بہ یزدان روز محشر برہمن گفتفروغ زندگی تاب شرر بود
The Brahmin said to God on Judgement Day,"Life was a short-lived spark that died away;
ولیکن گر نرنجی با تو گویمصنم از آدمی پایندہ تر بود
But, if You do not mind, I will say this:The idol’s stay was longer than man’s stay."
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
