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Why must I forever lose, forever forgo profit that is my due,Sunk in the gloom of evenings past, no plans for the morrow pursue.Why must I all attentive be to the nightingale's lament?Friend, am I as dumb as a flower? Must I remain silent?My theme makes me bold, makes my tongue more eloquent.Dust be in my mouth, against Allah I make complaint.
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[https://archive.org/details/ShikwaJawabIShikwaIqbalsDialogueWithAllahTrKhushwantSinghIqbal Shikwa and Jawab-i-Shikwa (Complaint and Answer): Iqbal's Dialogue with Allah], translated by Khushwant Singh, p. 28. | Variant:"Why would I become a loss-causer,

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