ز پیری یاد دارم این دو اندرزنباید جز بجان خویشتن زیست
Two worlds of old man I keep in mind still,That a man is alive from one’s own will.
گریز از پیش ن مرد فرودستکہ جان خود گرو کرد و بہ تن زیست
Shun that mean man who made no life’s goal,For body who lived and pawned his soul.
From Armaghan-e-Hijaz (Persian) (1938) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
