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Jawab-e-Shikwa (Response)
Introduction
Jawab-e-Shikwa (Response) is the second part of Shikwa Jawab-e-Shikwa by Anjum Lucknowi (Muhammad Iqbal Khan).
This section presents the Divine reply to the human complaints voiced in Shikwa. It emphasizes faith, divine wisdom, and the spiritual relationship between the Creator and humankind.
Text in Urdu
دیدہ یاس ترا کیا مرا جلوہ دیکھے
چشم ایماں میری رفعت کا تجلّا دیکھے
کن فیکن نہ کبھی وعدہ فردا دیکھے
کوئی غش کھائے کوئی طور کو جلتا دیکھے
تو مری شان کا اندازہ نہ کر پائے گا
تو اگر جلوہ مرا دیکھے گا جل جائے گا
English Translation
How can your despairing eyes behold My vision?
Let the eye of faith witness the radiance of My glory.
Never doubt the command "Be, and it is," nor await a promise of tomorrow;
Some may faint in awe, some may see Sinai itself aflame.
You cannot fathom the majesty of My splendor;
If ever you beheld My unveiled light, you would be consumed.
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