The above professional translation was by Dr. Naim Siddiqui from the official Iqbal site. A more literal translation by moi: I too was present there and could not hold my tongue When the Lord ordered the mullah to Paradise! Said I, "Lord! Forgive my boldness but He will not like the houris and the flasks of wine Paradise is not the place of 'He said' and 'They said' Argument and disputation is this pious man's trade! To bring disunity to the nation and the people is his work And Paradise contains neither mosque, nor church, nor temple!"
When in a vision I saw A mullah ordered to paradise, Unable to hold my tongue, I said something in this wise: ‘Pardon me, O Lord, For these bold words of mine, But he will not be pleased With the houris and the wine. He loves to dispute and fight, And furiously wrangle, But paradise is no place For this kind of jangle. His task is to disunite And leave people in the lurch, But paradise has no temple, No mosque and no church.’ The original: [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] ملااور بہشت[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif]ميں[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] بھي حاضر تھا وہاں ، ضبط سخن کر نہ سکا[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] حق[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] سے جب حضرت ملا کو ملا حکم بہشت[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] عرض[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] کي ميں نے ، الہي! مري تقصير معاف[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] خوش[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] نہ آئيں گے اسے حور و شراب و لب کشت[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] نہيں[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] فردوس مقام جدل و قال و اقول[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] بحث[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] و تکرار اس اللہ کے بندے کي سرشت[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] ہے[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] بد آموزي اقوام و ملل کام اس کا[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] اور[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif] جنت ميں نہ مسجد ، نہ کليسا ، نہ کنشت[/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif]! [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype, Tahoma, Microsoft Sans Serif] [/FONT] [FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif][/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif][/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif][/FONT][FONT=Urdu Naskh Asiatype,Tahoma,Microsoft Sans Serif][/FONT]
