ALLAMA DR. MUHAMMED IQBAL (Rehmatullah Alaih)

Words fall short if one endeavors to pay a homage to that great man, who was a sensitive poet as well as a saint of 19th century.. His stature is so high that whatever words I use for him, they will be little..

Here is a great poem which I have remembered by heart since childhood, Tariq kee dua, which always brings that eagle chill through spine and keeps the blood warm, and another poem, which I read sometime ago, so very true, heart-warming and tonic for the mind and soul..

Words speak for themselves..

TARIQ KEE DUA..

YE GHAZI YE TERE PUR-ASRAR BANDAI

JINHAIN TU NAI BAKHSHA HAI ZAUQ-E-KHUDAI

DO NEEM IN KEE THOKAR SE SEHRA AU DARIYA

SIMAT KAR PAHAR IN KEE HAIBAT SE RAI

DAU ALAM SE KARTEE HAI BEGAANA DILL KAU

AJAB CHEEZ HAI LAZZAT-E-ASHNAI

SHAHADAT HAI MATLOOB-AU-MAQSOOD-E-MAUMIN

NA MAAL-E-GHANIMAT NA KISHWERKUSHAI

SHAHEEN..

KIYA MAIN NAY US KHAKDAN SAY KINARA
JAHAN RIZQ KA NAM HAY ABO-DANA

BIYABAN KI KHALWAT KHUSH ATI HAY MUJHKO
AZAL SAY HAY FITRAT MERI RAHIBANA

NA BAD-E-BAHARI, NA GULCHEEN NA BULBUL
NA BAIMARI, NAGHMA-E-ASHIQANA

KHAYABANOO SAY HAY PARHAIZ LAZIM
ADAYEN HAIN IN KI BOHAT DILBARANA

HAWAYE BIYABAN SAY HOTI HAY KARI
JAWANMARD KI ZARBAT-E-GHAZIYANA

HAMAM-O-KABOOTAR KA BHOOKA NAHIN MAIN
KAY HAY ZINDAGI BAZ KI ZAMDANA

JHAPATNA, PLATNA, PALAT KAR JHAPATNA
LAHOO GARAM RAKHNAY KA HAY IK BAHANA

YEH POORAB,YEH PACHAM CHAKORON KI DUNYA
MERA NEELGOON ASMAN BE-KARANA

PARINDOON KI DUNYA KA DARWAISH HOON MAIN
KAY SHAHEEN BANATA NAHIN ASHIYANA

true.. three things very true about eagles

a saintly bird,

never flies low and never falls for earth,

and never makes an abode..

his home is always on the wind.. 

Fizaa main.. hamesha..