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چیستان شمشیر
The Riddle Of The Sword
آن 
سخت 
کوش 
چیست 
کہ 
گیرد 
ز 
سنگ 
آب 
محتاج 
خضر 
مثل 
سکندر 
نمی 
شود 
Name that very keen contender which draws luster just like water from a stone, but which, unlike Alexander, does not owe it to a Khizr as a boon.
مثل 
نگاہ 
دیدۂ 
نمناک 
پاک 
رو 
در 
جوی 
آب 
و 
دامن 
او 
تر 
نمی 
شود 
And which, like a tear-washed vision, purified by that ablution, is agleam, neat and clean and clear and limpid, with its raiment quite unwetted in midstream.
مضمون 
او 
بہ 
مصرع 
برجستہ 
ئی 
تمام 
منت 
پذیر 
مصرع 
دیگر 
نمی 
شود 
Its theme needs no longer statement than a single line, if trenchant.
English Translation by: M. Hadi Husain
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