Shayari
yahi zamaana-e-haazir ki kaaenaat hai kyaa
dimaagh raushan o dil tiira o nigah bebaak
milegaa manzil-e-maqsud kaa usi ko suraagh
andheri shab mein hai chite ki aankh jis kaa charaagh
ملے گا منزل مقصود کا اسی کو سراغ
اندھیری شب میں ہے چیتے کی آنکھ جس کا چراغ
milegā manzil-e-maqsūd kā usī ko surāġh
añdherī shab meñ hai chīte kī aañkh jis kā charāġh

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
View all quotes by Allama Iqbalyahi zamaana-e-haazir ki kaaenaat hai kyaa
dimaagh raushan o dil tiira o nigah bebaak
tamannaa dard-e-dil ki ho to kar khidmat faqiron ki
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
baatil se dabne vaale ai aasmaan nahin ham
sau baar kar chukaa hai tu imtihaan hamaaraa
shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai
aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal
har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab
rok do ye raushni ki tez dhaar
meri miTTi mein gundhi hai raat bhi
baarish ke baa'd raat saDak aaina si thi
ik paanv paaniyon pe paDaa chaand hil gayaa
apni talab mein shauq se jagte hain raat-bhar
ham ko kisi ke ishq kaa maaraa na jaaniye