Allama Iqbal

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1. SHER

I.Maana ki teri deed ke qaabil nahin hoon main
Tu mera shauq dekh, mera intezaar dekh

II. Khudi ko kar buland itna ki har taqdeer se pehle
Khuda bande se khud poochhe, bata teri raza kya hai

III. Hazaaron saal nargis apni be-noori pe roti hai
Badi mushkil se hota hai chaman mein deedawar paida

IV. Tu shaheen hai, parwaaz hai kaam tera
Tere saamne aasmaan aur bhi hain

V. Nahin tera nasheman qasr-e-sultani ke gumbad par
Tu shaheen hai, basera kar pahaadon ki chattaanon mein

VI. Sitaaron se aage jahaan aur bhi hain
Abhi ishq ke imtihaan aur bhi hain

VII. Masjid to bana di shab bhar mein
Imaan ki haraarat waalon ne
Man apna puraana paapi hai
Barson mein namaazi ban na saka

VIII.Apne mann mein doob kar paa ja suraagh-e-zindagi
Tu agar mera nahin banta, na ban apna to ban

IX. Duniya ki mehfilon se ukta gaya hoon ya Rab
Kya lutf anjuman ka jab dil hi bujh gaya ho

X.Nahin hai na-umeed ‘Iqbal’ apni kisht-e-viraan se
Zara nam ho to yeh mitti bahut zarkhez hai saaqi

2. Nazm

II. Kyun ziyaan-kaar banoon, sood-faraamosh rahoon
Fikr-e-farda na karoon, mahv-e-gham-e-dosh rahoon

Naale bulbul ke sunoon aur hama-tan gosh rahoon
Ham-nawa main bhi koi gul hoon ki khaamosh rahoon

Jurat-aamoz meri taab-e-sukhan hai mujh ko
Shikwa Allah se, khaakam-ba-dahan hai mujh ko

Hai baja sheva-e-tasleem mein mashhoor hain hum
Qissa-e-dard sunaate hain ki majboor hain hum

Saaz khaamosh hain, fariyaad se maamoor hain hum
Naala aata hai agar lab pe to mazoor hain hum

Ai Khuda, shikwa-e-arbaab-e-wafa bhi sun le
Khoogar-e-hamd se thoda sa gila bhi sun le

Thi to maujood azal se hi teri zaat-e-qadeem
Phool tha zeb-e-chaman par, na pareshaan thi shameem

Shart-e-insaaf hai ai saahib-e-altaaf-e-ameem
Boo-e-gul phailti kis tarah jo hoti na naseem

Hum ko jam‘iyyat-e-khaatir yeh pareshaani thi
Warna ummat tere mehboob ki deewaani thi

Hum se pehle tha ajab tere jahaan ka manzar
Kahin masjood the patthar, kahin ma‘bood shajar

Khoogar-e-paikar-e-mahsoos thi insaan ki nazar
Maanta phir koi an-dekhe Khuda ko kyunkar

Tujh ko maaloom hai leta tha koi naam tera
Quwwat-e-baazu-e-muslim ne kiya kaam tera

Bas rahe the yahin Saljooq bhi, Turani bhi
Ahl-e-Cheen Cheen mein, Iran mein Sasaani bhi

Isi maamoore mein aabaad the Yunani bhi
Isi duniya mein Yahoodi bhi the Nasraani bhi

Par tere naam pe talwaar uthaai kis ne
Baat jo bigdi hui thi, woh banaai kis ne

The hameen ek tere maarka-aaraon mein
Khushkiyon mein kabhi ladte, kabhi dariyaon mein

Di azanen kabhi Europe ke kaleesaaon mein
Kabhi Africa ke tapte hue sahraon mein

Shaan aankhon mein na jachti thi jahaan-daaron ki
Kalma padhte the hameen chhaon mein talwaaron ki

Hum jo jeete the to jангon ki museebat ke liye
Aur marte the tere naam ki azmat ke liye

Thi na kuchh tegh-zani apni hukoomat ke liye
Sar-ba-kaf phirte the kya dahr mein daulat ke liye

Qaum apni jo zar-o-maal-e-jahaan par marti
But-faroshi ke ewaz but-shikani kyun karti

Tal na sakte the agar jang mein ad jaate the
Paanv sheron ke bhi maidaan se ukhad jaate the

Tujh se sarkash hua koi to bigad jaate the
Tegh kya cheez hai, hum top se lad jaate the

Naqsh-e-tauheed ka har dil pe bithaya hum ne
Zer-e-khanjar bhi yeh paighaam sunaaya hum ne

Tu hi keh de ki ukhaada dar-e-Khaibar kis ne
Shehar-e-Qaisar ka jo tha, us ko kiya sar kis ne

Tode makhlooq Khudawandon ke paikar kis ne
Kaat kar rakh diye kuffaar ke lashkar kis ne

Kis ne thanda kiya aatish-kada-e-Iraan ko
Kis ne phir zinda kiya tazkira-e-Yazdaan ko

Kaun si qaum faqat teri talabgaar hui
Aur tere liye zahmat-kash-e-paikaar hui

Kis ki shamshir jahaan-geer, jahaan-daar hui
Kis ki takbeer se duniya teri bedaar hui

Kis ki haibat se sanam sahme hue rehte the
Munh ke bal gir ke Hu-Allahu-Ahad kehte the

Aa gaya ain ladaai mein agar waqt-e-namaaz
Qibla-roo ho ke zameen-bos hui qaum-e-Hijaaz

Ek hi saf mein khade ho gaye Mahmood o Ayaaz
Na koi banda raha aur na koi banda-nawaaz

Banda o saahib o mohtaaj o ghani ek hue
Teri sarkaar mein pahunche to sabhi ek hue

3. Ghazal

I. Sitaaron se aage jahaan aur bhi hain
Abhi ishq ke imtihaan aur bhi hain

Tahi zindagi se nahin yeh fazaen
Yahaan saikdon kaarvaan aur bhi hain

Qana‘at na kar aalam-e-rang-o-boo par
Chaman aur bhi, aashiyaan aur bhi hain

Agar kho gaya ik nasheman to kya gham
Maqaamaat-e-aah-o-fughaan aur bhi hain

Tu shaheen hai, parwaaz hai kaam tera
Tere saamne aasmaan aur bhi hain

Isi roz-o-shab mein ulajh kar na reh ja
Ki tere zamaan o makaan aur bhi hain

Gaye din ki tanha tha main anjuman mein
Yahaan ab mere raaz-daan aur bhi hain

II. Kabhi ai haqeeqat-e-muntazar, nazar aa libaas-e-majaaz mein
Ki hazaaron sajde tadap rahe hain meri jabeen-e-niyaaz mein

Tarab-aashna-e-kharosh ho tu, nava hai mehram-e-gosh ho
Woh sarod kya ki chhupa hua ho, sukoot-e-parda-e-saaz mein

Tu bacha bacha ke na rakh ise, tera aaina hai woh aaina
Ki shikasta ho to azeez-tar hai, nigaah-e-aaina-saaz mein

Dam-e-tauf kirmak-e-shama ne yeh kaha ki woh asar-e-kuhan
Na teri hikayat-e-soz mein, na meri hadees-e-gudaaz mein

Na kahin jahaan mein amaan mili, jo amaan mili to kahaan mili
Mere jurm-e-khaana-kharaab ko, tere afv-e-banda-nawaaz mein

Na woh ishq mein raheen garmiyaan, na woh husn mein raheen shokhiyaan
Na woh Ghaznavi mein tadap rahi, na woh kham hai zulf-e-Ayaaz mein

Jo main sar-ba-sajda hua kabhi, to zameen se aane lagi sada
Tera dil to hai sanam-aashna, tujhe kya milega namaaz mein

III. Tere ishq ki intiha chahta hoon
Meri saadgi dekh kya chahta hoon

Sitam ho ki ho wada-e-be-hijaabi
Koi baat sabr-aazma chahta hoon

Ye jannat mubarak rahe zahidoñ ko
Ki main aap ka saamna chahta hoon

Zara sa to dil hoon magar shokh itna
Wahi lan-taraani suna chahta hoon

Koi dam ka mehmaan hoon ai ahl-e-mehfil
Charagh-e-sahar hoon bujha chahta hoon

Bhari bazm mein raaz ki baat kah di
Bada be-adab hoon saza chahta hoon

IV. Khird-mandoñ se kya poochhoon ki meri ibtida kya hai
Ki main is fikr mein rahta hoon meri intiha kya hai

Khudi ko kar buland itna ki har taqdeer se pehle
Khuda bande se khud pooche bata teri raza kya hai

Maqaam-e-guftugu kya hai agar main keemiya-gar hoon
Yahi soz-e-nafas hai aur meri keemiya kya hai

Nazar aayin mujhe taqdeer ki gehraaiyan is mein
Na poochh ai ham-nasheen mujh se woh chashm-e-surma-sa kya hai

Agar hota woh majzoob-e-farangi is zamaane mein
To ‘Iqbal’ us ko samjhata maqam-e-kibriya kya hai

Nava-e-subh-gahi ne jigar khoon kar diya mera
Khudaya jis khata ki yeh saza hai woh khata kya hai

V. Majnun ne shahr chhoda to sahra bhi chhode
Nazzare ki havas ho to Laila bhi chhode

Vaaz kamal-e-tark se milti hai yaan murad
Duniya jo chhodi hai to Uqba bhi chhode

Taqlid ki ravish se to behtar hai khud-kushi
Rasta bhi dhoondh Khizr ka sauda bhi chhode

Manind-e-khama teri zaban par hai harf-e-ghair
Begana shai pe nazish-e-beja bhi chhode

Lutf-e-kalam kya jo na ho dil mein dard-e-ishq
Bismil nahi hai tu to tadapna bhi chhode

Shabnam ki tarah phoolon pe ro aur chaman se chal
Is bagh mein qayam ka sauda bhi chhode

Hai aashiqi mein rasm alag sab se baithna
But-khana bhi haram bhi kalisa bhi chhode

Sauda-gari nahin ye ibadat Khuda ki hai
Ai be-khabar, jaza ki tamanna bhi chhode

Achha hai dil ke saath rahe pasban-e-aql
Lekin kabhi kabhi ise tanha bhi chhode

Jeena wo kya jo nafas-e-ghair par madar
Shohrat ki zindagi ka bharosa bhi chhode

Shokhi si hai sawal-e-mukarrar mein ai Kaleem
Shart-e-raza ye hai ki taqaza bhi chhode

Vaaz suboot lae jo mai ke jawab mein
‘Iqbal’ ko ye zid hai ki peena bhi chhode

VI. Na tu zameen ke liye hai na aasman ke liye
Jahan hai tere liye tu nahi jahan ke liye

Ye aqal o dil hain sharar shola-e-mohabbat ke
Wo khar-o-khas ke liye hai ye nistaan ke liye

Maqam-e-parvarish-e-ah-o-lala hai ye chaman
Na sair-e-gul ke liye hai na aashiyan ke liye

Rahega Ravi o Neel o Furat mein kab tak
Tera safeena ki hai bahr-e-be-karan ke liye

Nishan-e-rah dikhate the jo sitaron ko
Taras gaye hain kisi mard-e-rah-daan ke liye

Nigah buland sukhan dil-nawaz jaan pur-soz
Yahi hai rakht-e-safar mir-e-karvan ke liye

Zara si baat thi andesha-e-Ajam ne use
Badha diya hai faqat zeb-e-dastan ke liye

Mere gulu mein hai ik naghma Jibraeel-ashob
Sambhal kar jise rakkha hai la-makan ke liye

VII. Dil soz se khaali hai nigah paak nahiñ hai
Phir is mein ajab kya ki tu bebak nahiñ hai

Hai zauq-e-tajalli bhi isi khaak mein pinhan
Ghaafil tu nira sahib-e-idraak nahiñ hai

Vo aankh ki hai surma-e-afrang se raushan
Purkar o sukhan-saaz hai namnak nahiñ hai

Kya sufi o mulla ko khabar mere junoon ki
Un ka sar-e-daman bhi abhi chaak nahiñ hai

Kab tak rahe mahkumi-e-anjum mein meri khaak
Ya main nahiñ ya gardish-e-aflak nahiñ hai

Bijli hoon nazar koh o bayaaban pe hai meri
Mere liye shayan khas-o-khushak nahiñ hai

Aalam hai faqat momin-e-jaan-baaz ki miiraas
Momin nahiñ jo sahib-e-laulak nahiñ hai