O Muslim Youth, have you ever stopped and pondered?
Of which sky was it that you are now a fallen star?
You were nurtured in the loving care of such a people
Who trampled crowns of Royalty under their feet.
They established civilizations,
Providing Law and Leadership
Those desert folk from Arabia, who cradled their camels
O Muslim Youth, have you ever stopped and pondered?
Of which sky was it that you are now a fallen star?
You were nurtured in the loving care of such a people
Who trampled crowns of Royalty under their feet.
Their pride was in their glorious deeds and their simplicity
Why would such a beautiful face feel the need for moles and art?
O Muslim Youth, have you ever stopped and pondered?
Of which sky was it that you are now a fallen star?
You were nurtured in the loving care of such a people
Who trampled crowns of Royalty under their feet.
They lived their lives for Allah with such modesty
with such pride, that the generous dare not give them alms
O Muslim Youth, have you ever stopped and pondered?
Of which sky was it that you are now a fallen star?
You were nurtured in the loving care of such a people
Who trampled crowns of Royalty under their feet.
Upon impulse, what can i say to you,
regarding who were the Desert Folk?
Except Conquerors, Emperors, Protectors,
and Illuminations of the World
O Muslim Youth, have you ever stopped and pondered?
Of which sky was it that you are now a fallen star?
You were nurtured in the loving care of such a people
Who trampled crowns of Royalty under their feet.
I wish that I could take those visions
And put them into words
Perhaps that spectacle would be far better
than all of your thoughts
O Muslim Youth, have you ever stopped and pondered?
Of which sky was it that you are now a fallen star?
You were nurtured in the loving care of such a people
Who trampled crowns of Royalty under their feet.
You cannot claim any relation
with your Forefathers
You merely speak while they acted,
You stay rooted while they went out forth
We have desecrated what we inherited
from our Predecessors
So the Heavens have exiled and pelted us,
from amongst the stars down to the earth
O Muslim Youth, have you ever stopped and pondered?
Of which sky was it that you are now a fallen star?
You were nurtured in the loving care of such a people
Who trampled crowns of Royalty under their feet.
Why weep over the lost Governance?
it was just a Worldly (dunya) Matter,
In the sight of the world, there is no
other remedy except from the muslim
O Muslim Youth, have you ever stopped and pondered?
Of which sky was it that you are now a fallen star?
You were nurtured in the loving care of such a people
Who trampled crowns of Royalty under their feet.
Alas!Those pearls of Knowledge,
the books by our Forefathers
To see them made use of in Europe,
One's heart becomes filled with grief
O Muslim Youth, have you ever stopped and pondered?
Of which sky was it that you are now a fallen star?
You were nurtured in the loving care of such a people
Who trampled crowns of Royalty under their feet.
Iqbal.