Quote#Nature
Why must I forever lose, forever forgo profit that is my due
Quote byMuhammad Iqbal · 1877–1938
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Shikwa and Jawab-i-Shikwa (Complaint and Answer): Iqbal's Dialogue with Allah, translated by Khushwant Singh, p. 28..
English (original)
Why must I forever lose, forever forgo profit that is my due, Sunk in the gloom of evenings past, no plans for the morrow pursue. Why must I all attentive be to the nightingale's lament? Friend, am I as dumb as a flower? Must I remain silent? My theme makes me bold, makes my tongue more eloquent. Dust be in my mouth, against Allah I make complaint.
— Muhammad Iqbal
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