Today and tomorrow
One who does not light and consume his heart,
In future's joy or sorrow has no part.
That nation can not morrow's tumult face,
Which is destined to lose the present race.
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Hari ini dan esok
Dia yang tidak menyalakan dan membakar hatinya sendiri,
Atas gemilang atau suram esok tidaklah dia berhak.
Tertakdir akan corot dalam perlumbaan hari ini,
Bangsa yang menyorok daripada esok yang berombak.
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The Rod of the Moses: A Declaration of War Against the Present Age; a versified English translation of Allama Iqbal's Zarb-i-Kalim by Syed Akbar Ali Shah.
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Saya agak keliru dengan terjemahan di baris 3 dan 4
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