sitaaron se aage jahaan aur bhi hain — Allama Iqbal

yahi 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

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

'ishq mein intihaa ki had na hui
'aashiqi teri mustanad na hui

mohabbat phuul banne par lagi thi
palaT kar phir kali kar li hai main ne

kuchh aur vus'atein darkaar hain mohabbat ko
visaal-o-hijr pe daar-o-madaar mushkil hai

tazkira soz-e-mohabbat kaa kiyaa thaa ik baar
taa-dam-e-marg zabaan se miri chhaale na gae