ز مرغان چمن نا آشنایمبہ شاخ آشیان تنہا سرایم
The garden songsters’ chorus I, for one,Do not join. but sing on my branch alone.
اگر نازک دلی از من کران گیرکہ خونم مے تراود از نوایم
If you are weak, do not come near me; forIn my song you will see my heart’s blood drawn.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
