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ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein
usi 'iqbaal' ki main justuju kartaa rahaa barson
baDi muddat ke baa'd aakhir vo shaahin zer-e-daam aayaa
اسی اقبالؔ کی میں جستجو کرتا رہا برسوں
بڑی مدت کے بعد آخر وہ شاہیں زیر دام آیا
usī 'iqbāl' kī maiñ justujū kartā rahā barsoñ
baḌī muddat ke baa'd āḳhir vo shāhīñ zer-e-dām aayā

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 Iqbalghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein
apne man mein Duub kar paa jaa suraagh-e-zindagi
tu agar meraa nahin bantaa na ban apnaa to ban
nahin is khuli fazaa mein koi gosha-e-faraaghat
ye jahaan ajab jahaan hai na qafas na aashiyaana
haan dikhaa de ai tasavvur phir vo subh o shaam tu
dauD pichhe ki taraf ai gardish-e-ayyaam tu
azaab-e-daanish-e-haazir se baa-khabar huun main
ki main is aag mein Daalaa gayaa huun misl-e-khalil
saare jahaan se achchhaa hindostaan hamaaraa
ham bulbulein hain is ki ye gulsitaan hamaaraa