ख़ुदाई एहतमाम-ए-ख़ुश्क-ओ-तर है
ख़ुदावन्दा ! ख़ुदाई दर्द-ए-सर है।
वलेकिन बन्दगी, अस्तग़फ़िरुल्लाह !
दर्द-ए-सर नहीं, दर्द-ए-जिगर है।
To be God is to have charge of land and sea;
Being God is nothing but a headache!
Being God is nothing but a headache!
But being a servant of God? God forbid!
That is no headache—it is a heartache!
That is no headache—it is a heartache!
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English Translation: Iqbal Urdu Blog
