I-XIII
I boast not to
be a song bird1 of dawn,
I know not any thing save wails long drawn.
Leave not as such what I gave to thee,
From my cottage2 take the Garden's Key.3
1. Song bird; (here it means) a poet.
2. Cottage; viz, nest.
3. Garden's Key; is an Iqbal's symbol for an inspired
communication.