jāmʿiyat-e aqvām , "The League of Nations"
Published in ẓarb-e kalīm (The Strike of Moses) (1936).
From: kulliyāt-e iqbāl urdū (Lahore: Shaikh
Ghulam 'Ali and Sons Publishers, 1973 (and later reprints), *p.
618*
a ghazal; *meter*: = = - / = - = - / - = = - / = - =
Urdu spellings reflect adjustments made for the sake of the meter.
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1) |
the poor thing has been gasping for breath for some days, I fear that bad news might emerge from my mouth. |
be-chārī kaʾī roz se dam toṛ rahī hai ḍar hai ḳhabar-e bad nah mire muñh se nikal jāʾe |
2) |
its fate seems to be sealed, but the prayer of the elders of the church is that it would be deferred |
taqdīr to mubram naz̤ar ātī hai valekin pīrān-e kalīsā kī duʿā yih hai kih ṭal jāʾe |
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3) |
it's possible that this creature of the European oppressor might, through the amulet of Satan, hold on for some days! |
mumkin hai kih yih dāshtah-e pīrak-e afrang iblīs ke taʿvīż se kuchh roz sañbhal jāʾe! |
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