The Glitter Of Europe

Upon Allama Iqbal’s return from Europe, he was asked if he was impressed by Western Civilisation, he replied:

خِیرہ نہ کر سکا مجھے جلوۂ دانشِ فرنگ
سُرمہ ہے میری آنکھ کا خاکِ مدینہ و نجف

“The glitter of Europe could never dazzle my eyes;
My eyes are coloured with the dust of Madina and Najaf.”

– Allama Iqbal Lahori