In the world of the mind, I did not find the rule of the foreigner, nor did I see the Sheikh or the Brahmin.

This powerful couplet suggests that the true kingdom—the realm of the heart and spirit—is beyond the control of external forces, whether they be foreign influences (Afrangi) or rigid religious doctrines (Shaikh o Brahman). Allama Iqbal tells us that the heart operates by a universal law, a law of pure emotion and being, that transcends all geographical and cultural boundaries. It is a profound statement on the universality of human emotion and spirit.