بہر دل عشق رنگ تازہ بر کردگہی با سنگ گہ با شیشہ سر کرد
With every heart Love plays a different part–Now as a stone, now as a crystal bowl.
ترا از خود ربود و چشم تر دادمرا با خویشتن نزدیک تر کرد
It robbed you of your self and gave you tearsInstead: it brought me closer to my soul.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
