ہزاران سال با فطرت نشستمبہ او پیوستم و از خود گسستم
With Nature my relations are age-old.I gave myself up to it heart and soul.
ولیکن سر گذشتم این دو حرفستتراشیدم، پرستیدم، شکستم
But my age-long romance with it is toldIn these few words: I carved, adored and broke.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan