Re: Meaning of this verse
i am no expert on Iqbal's poems, but, Iconoclast, the topic of this poem seems to me to be the clear indication that Allah swt is the ultimate owner of everything, yet the onus is on the mankind to make the best of what is given as bounty to it - the message of God, and the noble Messenger Muhammed (saw) as well as the mediator Arch Angel Gabriel. the letter of God is the a guide to the mankind. and yet, the demise of the mankind is not attributable to Satan only. as with all the might that is granted to the mankind, it still can err.
Of course, all is by God's grand scheme, in the end.
& but, that is the dual diabolical challenge to everyone.
the protagonist is Satan.
maybe i am wrong.
best,
Dushwari