gesu-e-taabdaar ko aur bhi taabdaar kar — Allama Iqbal

"kareinge ahl-e-nazar taaza bastiyaan aabaad miri nigaah nahin su-e-kufa-o-baghdaad ye madrasa ye javaan ye surur o raanaai inhin ke dam se hai mai-khaana-e-farang aabaad na falsafi se na mullaa se hai gharaz mujh ko ye dil ki maut vo andesha o nazar kaa fasaad faqih-e-shahr ki tahqir kyaa majaal miri magar ye baat ki main DhunDtaa huun dil ki kushaad kharid sakte hain duniyaa mein ishrat-e-parvez khudaa ki den hai sarmaaya-e-gham-e-farhaad kiye hain faash rumuz-e-qalandari main ne ki fikr-e-madrasa-o-khaanqaah ho aazaad rishi ke faaqon se TuuTaa na barhaman kaa tilism asaa na ho to kalimi hai kaar-e-be-buniyaad"

"samaa saktaa nahin pahnaa-e-fitrat mein miraa saudaa ghalat thaa ai junun shaayad tiraa andaaza-e-sahraa khudi se is tilism-e-rang-o-bu ko toD sakte hain yahi tauhid thi jis ko na tu samjhaa na main samjhaa nigah paidaa kar ai ghaafil tajalli ain-e-fitrat hai ki apni mauj se begaana rah saktaa nahin dariyaa raqaabat 'ilm o 'irfaan mein ghalat-bini hai mimbar ki ki vo hallaaj ki suuli ko samjhaa hai raqib apnaa khudaa ke paak bandon ko hukumat mein ghulaami mein zirah koi agar mahfuz rakhti hai to istighnaa na kar taqlid ai jibril mere jazb-o-masti ki tan-aasaan arshiyon ko zikr o tasbih o tavaaf aulaa bahut dekhe hain main ne mashriq o maghrib ke mai-khaane yahaan saaqi nahin paidaa vahaan be-zauq hai sahbaa na iraan mein rahe baaqi na turaan mein rahe baaqi vo bande faqr thaa jin kaa halaak-e-qaisar-o-kisraa yahi shaikh-e-haram hai jo churaa kar bech khaataa hai galim-e-buzar o dalq-e-uves o chaadar-e-zahraa huzur-e-haq mein israafil ne meri shikaayat ki ye banda vaqt se pahle qayaamat kar na de barpaa nidaa aai ki aashob-e-qayaamat se ye kyaa kam hai girafta chiniyaan ehraam o makki khufta dar bathaa labaalab shisha-e-tahzib-e-haazir hai mai-e-laa se magar saaqi ke haathon mein nahin paimaana-e-illaa dabaa rakkhaa hai is ko zakhma-var ki tez-dasti ne bahut niche suron mein hai abhi europe kaa vaavailaa isi dariyaa se uThti hai vo mauj-e-tund-jaulaan bhi nahangon ke nasheman jis se hote hain tah-o-baalaa ghulaami kyaa hai zauq-e-husn-o-zebaai se mahrumi jise zebaa kahein aazaad bande hai vahi zebaa bharosaa kar nahin sakte ghulaamon ki basirat par ki duniyaa mein faqat mardaan-e-hur ki aankh hai biinaa vahi hai saahib-e-imroz jis ne apni himmat se zamaane ke samundar se nikaalaa gauhar-e-fardaa farangi shishagar ke fan se patthar ho gae paani miri iksir ne shishe ko bakhshi sakhti-e-khaaraa rahe hain aur hain firaun meri ghaat mein ab tak magar kyaa gham ki meri aastin mein hai yad-e-baizaa vo chingaari khas-o-khaashaak se kis tarah dab jaae jise haq ne kiyaa ho nistaan ke vaaste paidaa mohabbat kheshtan biini mohabbat kheshtan daari mohabbat aastaan-e-qaisar-o-kisraa se be-parvaa 'ajab kyaa gar mah o parvin mire nakhchir ho jaaein ki bar fitraak-e-saahib daulat-e-bastam sar-e-khud raa vo daana-e-subul khatmur-rusul maulaa-e-kul jis ne ghubaar-e-raah ko bakhshaa farogh-e-vaadi-e-sinaa nigaah-e-ishq o masti mein vahi avval vahi aakhir vahi quraan vahi furqaan vahi yaasin vahi taahaa 'sanaai' ke adab se main ne ghavvaasi na ki varna abhi is bahr mein baaqi hain laakhon lulu-e-laalaa"

"thaa jahaan madrasa-e-shiri-o-shaahanshaahi aaj in khaanqahon mein hai faqat rubaahi nazar aai na mujhe qaafila-saalaaron mein vo shabaani ki hai tamhid-e-kalimul-laahi lazzat-e-naghma kahaan murgh-e-khush-alhaan ke liye aah us baagh mein kartaa hai nafas kotaahi ek sarmasti o hairat hai saraapaa taarik ek sarmasti o hairat hai tamaam aagaahi sifat-e-barq chamaktaa hai miraa fikr-e-buland ki bhaTakte na phirein zulmat-e-shab mein raahi"

"maktabon mein kahin raanaai-e-afkaar bhi hai khaanqaahon mein kahin lazzat-e-asraar bhi hai manzil-e-raah-ravaan duur bhi dushvaar bhi hai koi is qaafile mein qaafila-saalaar bhi hai baDh ke khaibar se hai ye maarka-e-din-o-vatan is zamaane mein koi haidar-e-karraar bhi hai ilm ki had se pare banda-e-momin ke liye lazzat-e-shauq bhi hai nemat-e-didaar bhi hai pir-e-mai-khaana ye kahtaa hai ki aivaan-e-farang sust-buniyaad bhi hai aaina-divaar bhi hai"

"ik daanish-e-nuraani ik daanish-e-burhaani hai daanish-e-burhaani hairat ki faraavaani is paikar-e-khaaki mein ik shai hai so vo teri mere liye mushkil hai is shai ki nigahbaani ab kyaa jo fughaan meri pahunchi hai sitaaron tak tu ne hi sikhaai thi mujh ko ye ghazal-khvaani ho naqsh agar baatil takraar se kyaa haasil kyaa tujh ko khush aati hai aadam ki ye arzaani mujh ko to sikhaa di hai afrang ne zindiqi is daur ke mullaa hain kyuun nang-e-musalmaani taqdir shikan quvvat baaqi hai abhi is mein naadaan jise kahte hain taqdir kaa zindaani tere bhi sanam-khaane mere bhi sanam-khaane donon ke sanam khaaki donon ke sanam faani"

"mujhe aah-o-fughaan-e-nim-shab kaa phir payaam aayaa tham ai rah-rau ki shaayad phir koi mushkil maqaam aayaa zaraa taqdir ki gahraaiyon mein Duub jaa tu bhi ki is jangaah se main ban ke tegh-e-be-niyaam aayaa ye misraa likh diyaa kis shokh ne mehraab-e-masjid par ye naadaan gir gae sajdon mein jab vaqt-e-qayaam aayaa chal ai meri gharibi kaa tamaashaa dekhne vaale vo mahfil uTh gai jis dam to mujh tak daur-e-jaam aayaa diyaa 'iqbaal' ne hindi musalmaanon ko soz apnaa ye ik mard-e-tan-aasaan thaa tan-aasaanon ke kaam aayaa usi 'iqbaal' ki main justuju kartaa rahaa barson baDi muddat ke baad aakhir vo shaahin zer-e-daam aayaa"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"