کنشت و مسجد و بتخانہ و دیرجز این مشت گلی پیدا نکردی
You only built church, temple, idol-houseAnd mosque – all symbols of your slavery.
ز حکم غیر نتوان جز بدل رستتو ای غافل دلی پیدا نکردی
You never built yourself a heart, withoutWhich a free agent you can never be.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
