Analysis of Sympathy
Allama Muhammad Iqbal 1877 (Sialkot, Punjab) – 1938 (Lahore, Punjab)
Perched on the branch of a tree
Was a nightingale sad and lonely
'The night has drawn near', He was thinking
'I passed the day in flying around and feeding
How can I reach up to the nest
Darkness has enveloped everything'?
Hearing the nightingale wailing thus
A glow-worm lurking nearby spoke thus
'With my heart and soul ready to help I am
Though only an insignificant insect I am
Never mind if the night is dark
I shall shed light if the way is dark
God has bestowed a torch on me
He has given a shining lamp to me
The good in the world only those are
Ready to be useful to others who are
Scheme | AA BB XB CC DD EE AA FF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101101 101001010 011111110 110101001010 11111101 10101010 100100101 011101111 11101101111 11010100111 10110111 111110111 11010111 1110010111 010011011 10111011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 584 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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