تو میگوئی کہ آدم خاکزاد استاسیر عالم کون و فساد است
You say that man is made of humble clay,Bound to this world of being and decay.
ولی فطرت ز اعجازی کہ داردبنای بحر بر جویش نہاد است
But Nature in her universal schemeHas laid her sea’s foundation on his stream.
From Payam-e-Mashriq (1923) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan
