Sach keh doon ae brahman gar tu bura na mane

Sher byAllama Iqbal · 1877–1938

Hinglish

sach keh doon ae brahman, gar tu bura na maane tere sanam-kadon ke but ho gaye puraane

— Allama Iqbal

सच कह दूँ ऐ बरहमन गर तू बुरा न माने तेरे सनम-कदों के बुत हो गए पुराने

Shall I tell you the truth, O Brahmin, if you won't take offence? The idols of your temples have grown old.

hai Ram ke wujood pe Hindostan ko naaz ahl-e-nazar samajhte hain us ko imam-e-Hind

sabaq phir padh sadaqat ka, adalat ka, shujaat ka liya jayega tujh se kaam duniya ki imamat ka

yaqeen mohkam, amal paiham, mohabbat fateh-e-aalam jihad-e-zindagani mein hain ye mardon ki shamsheeren

hazaron saal nargis apni be-noori pe roti hai badi mushkil se hota hai chaman mein deeda-war paida

ho mera kaam gharibon ki himayat karna dardmandon se zaeefon se mohabbat karna

lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri zindagi shama ki soorat ho khudaya meri