rahā na halqa-e-sūfīmeñ soz-e-mushtāqī
fasāna-hā-e-karāmāt rah ga.ebaaqī
To Lover’s glowing fire and flame the mystic order has no claim:
They don’t discourse or talk of aught save wonders by their elders wrought.
ḳharābkoshak-e-sultān o ḳhānqāh-e-faqīr
fuġhāñ ki taḳht o musallākamāl-e-razzāqī
Alas! The throne as well as the mat, alike are full of guile and craft:
Both royal hall and Holy Shrine have lost their essence fine.
karegīdāvar-e-mahshar ko sharmsārikroz
kitāb-e-sūfī-o-mullākīsāda-aurāqī
The scrolls of Sufis and mullah may put them to shame on Judgment Day
Before the Throne of Judge Supreme for being empty in extreme.
na chīnī o arabīvo na ruumī o shāmī
samāsakā na do aalammeñmard-e-āfāqī
How can this world or next contain the man not bound to one domain?
The East or West is not his home, Not tied to Syrian Land or Rome.
mai-e-shabānakīmastī to hochukīlekin
khaTakrahāhaidiloñmeñkarishma-e-sāqī
Intoxication due to nightly wine, No doubt, by now, is one decline,
But saki’s glance still pricks the heart, Like a swift and piercing dart.
chamanmeñtalḳh-navā.īmirīgavārākar
ki zahrbhīkabhīkartāhaikār-e-tiryāqī
My bitter notes with patience hark, That I utter in this park:
Bear it in mind that passion too oft can work like elixir true.
azīz-tar haimatā-e-amīr-o-sultāñ se
vosherjismeñhobijlīkā soz-o-barrāqī
More dear and precious song replete with lightning’s dazzling flash and heat
Than coffers full of yellow gold that mighty kings and chiefs do hold.
(Source: https://iqbalurdu.blogspot.com)