God Answer
(Iqbal’s Jawab-e-Shikwa penned in 1913)
Part - 8


Thou wilt not be wiped out, if Iran is wiped out,
It is the wine which intoxicates, not the cup or decanter,
It is evident from the Tartaric invasion of the Arab land,
The barbaric invaders turned kaabah’s protectors,
Thou art the sailor of Allah’s arch in the hard times,
Thou art like the dim star in the dark nights of ignorance.


There is an uproar on the Balkan attack of Turkey,
This is a message of awakening for the Islamic side,
Thou thinketh it to be a reason for the heart-break,
This is a test of thy sense of sacrifice, selflessness and pride,
Why art thou terror-stricken at sight of enemy’s strategic acts,
Light of Allah will not be extinguished by any of enemy’s tacts.


Thy reality is hidden from the eyes of the nations,
The existence of the world still needs thy presence,
Thy ideology keeps the world engaged,
The star of the world of possibilities foretells thy governance,
There is no leisure, as a lot of work is still outstanding,
The completion of spreading the light of tawheed is still pending.


Thou art confined like fragrance in the bud, spread thyself,
Spread the message of Islam, be the breeze of the garden,
Thou art weak like a speck of dust, be a desert,
Thou art like song of waves, be the roar of the hurricane,
By the force of love, raise every low to exaltation,
In the love of Muhammed in the world cause illumination.