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tamannaa dard-e-dil ki ho to kar khidmat faqiron ki
nahin miltaa ye gauhar baadshaahon ke khazinon mein
baatil se dabne vaale ai aasmaan nahin ham
sau baar kar chukaa hai tu imtihaan hamaaraa
باطل سے دبنے والے اے آسماں نہیں ہم
سو بار کر چکا ہے تو امتحاں ہمارا
bātil se dabne vaale ai āsmāñ nahīñ ham
sau baar kar chukā hai tū imtihāñ hamārā

Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a philosopher, poet, and politician whose poetry revolves around self-realisation and the ideal of a perfect human being.
Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a philosopher, poet, and politician whose poetry revolves around self-realisation and the ideal of a perfect human being.
1877–1938
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nahin miltaa ye gauhar baadshaahon ke khazinon mein
zindagaani ki haqiqat kohkan ke dil se puchh
ju-e-shir o tesha o sang-e-giraan hai zindagi
hakim o aarif o suufi tamaam mast-e-zahur
kise khabar ki tajalli hai ain-e-masturi
jis khet se dahqaan ko mayassar nahin rozi
us khet ke har khosha-e-gandum ko jalaa do
DhunDtaa phirtaa huun main 'iqbaal' apne aap ko
aap hi goyaa musaafir aap hi manzil huun main
yahi zamaana-e-haazir ki kaaenaat hai kyaa
dimaagh raushan o dil tiira o nigah bebaak
vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe
shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam
gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae
zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi
tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai
ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad