kya hai
“From my dust and my blood you have brought this world into being; and the reward of the one who gives himself is an everlasting glow.”
-ए- क्या है
The couplet in Devanagari — it carries the authenticity of the original, and every Hindi reader can read it.
صلۂ شہید کیا ہے تب و تاب جاودانہ
The couplet as Iqbal wrote it, in Urdu (Nastaliq).
Iqbal sees the human being not as a passive creature but as a co-maker of the world, built from struggle and sacrifice. The reward for one who pours himself fully into a worthy cause is not ease but a radiance that does not fade. The self that gives itself entirely becomes permanent.
What you build with real cost, your effort, your sacrifice, outlasts you. Do not measure your work only by what it returns this year. The things you give yourself fully to are how you keep glowing after.
Khuda bande se khud pooche, bata teri raza kya hai
Abhi ishq ke imtihan aur bhi hain
Tu agar mera nahin banta na ban, apna to ban