khizr e raah shaa ir
— Allama Iqbal
Shaa'ir
Saahil-e-Dariya pe main ik raat tha mahv-e-nazar
Gosha-e-dil men chhupaa.e ik jahaan-e-iztiraab
Shab sukoot-afzaa havaa aasooda Dariya narm sair
Thee nazar hairaan ki ye Dariya hai yaa tasveer-e-aab
Jaise gahvaare men so jaataa hai tifl-e-sheer-khvaar
Mauj-e-muztar thee kaheen gahraa.iyon men mast-e-khvaab
Raat ke afsoon se taa.ir aashiyaanon men asiir
Anjum-e-kam-zau giraftaar-e-tilism-e-maahtaab
Dekhtaa kya hoon ki wo paik-e-jahaan-paimaa khizr
Jis kee piiree men hai maanind-e-sahar rang-e-shabaab
Kah raha hai mujh se ai jooyaa-e-asraar-e-azal
Chashm-e-dil vaa ho to hai taqdeer-e-aalam be-hijaab
Dil men ye sun kar bapaa hangaama-e-mahshar huaa
Main shaheed-e-justujoo tha yuun sukhan-gustar huaa
Ai tiree chashm-e-jahaan-been par wo toofaan aashkaar
Jin ke hangaame abhee Dariya men sote hain khamosh
Kashtee-e-miskeen-o-jaan-e-paak-o-deevaar-e-yateem
Ilm-e-moosaa bhee hai tire saamne hairat-farosh
ChhoD kar aabaadiyaan rahtaa hai too sahraa-navard
Zindagee teree hai be-roz-o-shab-o-fardaa-o-dosh
Zindagee kaa raaz kya hai saltanat kya chiiz hai
Aur ye sarmaaya-o-mehnat men hai kaisaa kharosh
Ho raha hai asia kaa khirqa-e-dereena chaak
Naujavaan aqvaam-e-nau-daulat ke hain pairaaya-posh
Garche askandar raha mahroom-e-aab-e-zindagee
Fitrat-e-askandaree ab tak hai garm-e-naao-nosh
Bechtaa hai haashmee naamoos deen-e-mustafaa
Khaak-o-khoon men mil raha hai turkamaan-e-sakht-kosh
Aag hai aulaad-e-ibraaheem hai namrood hai
Kyaa kisee ko phir kisee kaa imtihaan maqsood hai
Javaab-e-khizr
Sahraa-navardee
Kyuun ta'ajjub hai miree sahraa-navardee par tujhe
Ye tagaa-poo-e-damaadam zindagee kee hai daleel
Ai raheen-e-khaana too ne wo samaan dekhaa nahin
Goonjtee hai jab fazaa-e-dasht men baang-e-raheel
Ret ke Tiile pe wo aahoo kaa be-parvaa khiraam
Vo hazar be-barg-o-saamaan wo safar be-sang-o-meel
Vo numood-e-akhtar-e-seemaab-paa hangaam-e-sub.h
Yaa numaayaan baam-e-gardoon se jabeen-e-jibra.eel
Vo sukoot-e-shaam-e-sahraa men ghuroob-e-aaftaab
Jas se raushan-tar huee chashm-e-jahaan-been-e-khaleel
Aur wo paanee ke chashme par maqaam-e-kaarvaan
Ahl-e-eemaan jas tarah jannat men gird-e-salsabeel
Taaza veeraane kee sauda-e-mohabbat ko talaash
Aur aabaadee men too zanjeeree-e-kisht-o-nakheel
Pukhta-tar hai gardish-e-paiham se jaam-e-zindagee
Hai yahee ai be-khabar raaz-e-davaam-e-zindagee
Zindagee
Bartar az andesha-e-sood-o-ziyaan hai zindagee
Hai kabhi jaan aur kabhi tasleem-e-jaan hai zindagee
Too ise paimaana-e-imroz-o-fardaa se na naap
Jaavedaan paiham davaan har-dam javaan hai zindagee
Apnee dunya aap paidaa kar agar zindon men hai
Sirr-e-aadam hai zameer-e-kun-fakaan hai zindagee
Zindagaanee kee haqeeqat kohkan ke dil se poochh
Joo-e-sheer-o-tesha-o-sang-e-garaan hai zindagee
Bandagee men ghaT ke rah jaatee hai ik joo-e-kam-aab
Aur aazaadee men bahr-e-be-karaan hai zindagee
Aashkaaraa hai ye apnee quvvat-e-taskheer se
Garche ik miTTee ke paikar men nihaan hai zindagee
Qulzum-e-hastee se to ubhraa hai maanind-e-habaab
Is ziyaan-khaane men teraa imtihaan hai zindagee
Khaam hai jab tak too hai miTTee kaa ik ambaar too
Pukhta ho jaa.e too hai shamsher-e-be-zinhaar too
Ho sadaaqat ke liye jis dil men marne kee taDap
Pahle apne paikar-e-khaakee men jaan paidaa kare
Phoonk Daale ye zameen-o-aasmaan-e-musta'aar
Aur khaakistar se aap apna jahaan paidaa kare
Zindagee kee quvvat-e-pinhaan ko kar de aashkaar
Taa ye chingaaree frogh-e-jaavedaan paidaa kare
Khaak-e-mashriq par chamak jaa.e misaal-e-aaftaab
Taa-badakhshaan phir vahee laa'l-e-giraan paidaa kare
Soo-e-gardoon naala-e-shab-geer kaa bheje safeer
Raat ke taaron men apne raaz-daan paidaa kare
Ye ghaDee mahshar kee hai too arsa-e-mehshar men hai
Pesh kar ghaafil 'amal koi agar daftar men hai
Saltanat
Aa bataa.oon tujh ko ramz-e-aaya-e-innal-mulook
Saltanat aqvaam-e-ghaalib kee hai ik jaadoogaree
Khvaab se be-daar hota hai zaraa mahkoom agar
Phir sulaa detee hai us ko hukmaraan kee saahiree
Jaadoo-e-mahmood kee taaseer se chashm-e-ayaaz
Dekhtee hai halqa-e-gardan men saaz-e-dil-baree
Khoon-e-israa.eel aa jaataa hai aakhir josh men
ToD deta hai koi muusaa tilism-e-saamaree
Sarvaree zebaa faqat us zaat-e-be-hamtaa ko hai
Hukmaraan hai ik vahee baaqee butaan-e-aazaree
Az ghulaamee fitrat-e-aazaad raa rusvaa makun
Taa-taraashee khvaaja-e-az-barahman kaafir tiree
Hai vahee saaz-e-kuhan maghrib kaa jamhooree nizaam
Jis ke pardon men nahin ghair-az-navaa-e-qaisaree
Dev-e-istibdaad jamhooree qabaa men paa-e-koob
Too samajhtaa hai ye aazaadee kee hai neelam-paree
Majlis-e-aa.een-o-islaah-o-ri.aayaat-o-huqooq
Tibb-e-maghrib men maze meeThe asar khvaab-aavaree
Garmee-e-guftaar aazaa-e-majaalis al-amaan
Ye bhee ik sarmaaya-daaron kee hai jang-e-zargaree
Is saraab-e-rang-o-boo ko gulistaan samjhaa hai too
Aah ai naadaan qafas ko aashiyaan samjhaa hai too
Sarmaaya-o-mehnat
Banda-e-mazdoor ko jaa kar miraa paighaam de
Khizr kaa paighaam kya hai ye payaam-e-kaa.enaat
Ai ki tujh ko khaa gaya sarmaaya-daar-e-heela-gar
Shaakh-e-aahoo par rahi sadiyon talak teree baraat
Dast-e-daulat-aafreen ko muzd yuun miltee rahi
Ahl-e-sarvat jaise dete hain ghareebon ko zakaat
Saahir-al-moot ne tujh ko diyaa barg-e-hasheesh
Aur too ai be-khabar samjhaa use shaakh-e-nabaat
Nasl qaumiyat kaleesaa saltanat tahzeeb rang
Khvaajgee ne khuub chun chun ke banaa.e muskiraat
KaT maraa naadaan khayaalee devtaaon ke liye
Sukr kee lazzat men too luTvaa gaya naqd-e-hayaat
Makr kee chaalon se baazee le gaya sarmaaya-daar
Intihaa-e-saadgee se khaa gaya mazdoor maat
UTh ki ab bazm-e-jahaan kaa aur hee andaaz hai
Mashriq-o-maghrib men tere daur kaa aaghaaz hai
Himmat-e-aalee to Dariya bhee nahin kartee qubool
Ghuncha saan ghaafil tire daaman men shabnam kab talak
Naghma-e-bedaaree-e-jamhoor hai saamaan-e-'aish
Qissa-e-khvaab-aavar askandar-o-jam kab talak
Aaftaab-e-taaza paidaa batn-e-geetee se huaa
Aasmaan Duube hue taaron kaa maatam kab talak
ToD Daaleen fitrat-e-insaan ne zanjeeren tamaam
Dooree-e-jannat se rotee chashm-e-aadam kab talak
Baaghbaan-e-chaara-farmaa se ye kahtee hai bahaar
Zakhm-e-gul ke vaaste tadbeer-e-marham kab talak
Kirmak-e-naadaan tavaaf-e-sham.a se aazaad ho
Apnee fitrat ke tajallee-zaar men aabaad ho
Duniyaa-e-islaam
Kyaa sunaataa hai mujhe turk-o-arab kee daastaan
Mujh se kuch pinhaan nahin islaamiyon kaa soz-o-saaz
Le ga.e taslees ke farzand meeraas-e-khaleel
Khisht-e-buniyaad-e-kaleesaa ban ga.ee khaak-e-hijaaz
Ho ga.ee rusvaa zamaane men kulaah-e-laala-rang
Jo saraapaa naaz the hain aaj majboor-e-niyaaz
Le raha hai mai-faroshaan-e-farangistaan se paars
Vo mai-e-sarkash haraarat jis kee hai meenaa-gudaaz
Hikmat-e-maghrib se millat kee ye kaifiyyat huee
TukDe TukDe jis tarah sone ko kar deta hai gaaz
Ho gaya maanind-e-aab arzaan musalmaan kaa lahoo
Muztarib hai too ki teraa dil nahin daanaa-e-raaz
Guft ruumee har banaa-e-kuhanaa ki-aabaadaan kunand
Mee na-daanee avval aan buniyaad raa veeraan kunand
Mulk haathon se gaya millat kee aankhen khul ga.iin
Haq tiraa chashme 'ataa kar dast-e-ghaafil dar nigar
Momyaa.ee kee gadaa.ee se to behtar hai shikast
Mor-e-be-par haajate pesh-e-sulaimaane mabar
Rabt-o-zabt-e-millat-e-baizaa hai mashriq kee najaat
Asia vaale hain is nukte se ab tak be-khabar
Phir siyaasat chhoD kar daakhil hisaar-e-deen men ho
Mulk-o-daulat hai faqat hifz-e-haram kaa ik samar
Ek hoon muslim haram kee paasbaanee ke liye
Niil ke saahil se le kar taa-ba-khaak-e-kaashghar
Jo karegaa imtiyaaz-e-rang-o-khoon miT jaa.egaa
Turk-e-khargaahee ho yaa aaraabee-e-vaalaa-guhar
Nasl agar muslim kee maz.hab par muqaddam ho ga.ee
UD gaya dunya se too maanind-e-khaak-e-raah-guzar
Taa-khilaafat kee binaa dunya men ho phir ustuvaar
Laa kaheen se DhoonD kar aslaaf kaa qalb-o-jigar
Ai ki na-shinaasee khafee raa az jalee hushiyaar baash
Ai giraftaar-e-aboo-bakr-o-alee hushiyaar-baash
'ishq ko fariyaad laazim thee so wo bhee ho chukee
Ab zaraa dil thaam kar fariyaad kee taaseer dekh
Too ne dekhaa satvat-e-raftaar-e-Dariya kaa 'urooj
Mauj-e-muztar kis tarah bantee hai ab zanjeer dekh
'aam hurriyat kaa jo dekhaa tha khvaab islaam ne
Ai musalmaan aaj too us khvaab kee taa'beer dekh
Apnee khaakistar samundar ko hai saamaan-e-vajood
Mar ke phir hota hai paidaa ye jahaan-e-peer dekh
Khol kar aankhen mire aa.eena-e-guftaar men
Aane vaale daur kee dhundlee see ik tasveer dekh
Aazmooda fitna hai ik aur bhee gardoon ke paas
Saamne taqdeer ke rusvaa.ee-e-tadbeer dekh
Muslim astee siina raa az aarzoo-aabaad daar
Har zamaan pesh-e-nazar laa-yukhlif-ul-mee.aad daar
Sha'ir
Sahil-e-dariya pe main ek raat tha mahw-e-nazar
Gosha-e-dil mein chhupae ek jahan-e-iztirab
Shab sukut-afza hawa aasuda dariya narm sair
Thi nazar hairan ki ye dariya hai ya taswir-e-ab
Jaise gahware mein so jata hai tifl-e-shir-KHwar
Mauj-e-muztar thi kahin gahraiyon mein mast-e-KHwab
Raat ke afsun se tair aashiyanon mein asir
Anjum-e-kam-zau giraftar-e-tilism-e-mahtab
Dekhta kya hun ki wo paik-e-jahan-paima KHizr
Jis ki piri mein hai manind-e-sahar rang-e-shabab
Kah raha hai mujh se ai juya-e-asrar-e-azal
Chashm-e-dil wa ho to hai taqdir-e-alam be-hijab
Dil mein ye sun kar bapa hangama-e-mahshar hua
Main shahid-e-justuju tha yun suKHan-gustar hua
Ai teri chashm-e-jahan-bin par wo tufan aashkar
Jin ke hangame abhi dariya mein sote hain KHamosh
Kashti-e-miskin-o-jaan-e-pak-o-diwar-e-yatim
Ilm-e-musa bhi hai tere samne hairat-farosh
ChhoD kar aabaadiyan rehta hai tu sahra-naward
Zindagi teri hai be-roz-o-shab-o-farda-o-dosh
Zindagi ka raaz kya hai saltanat kya chiz hai
Aur ye sarmaya-o-mehnat mein hai kaisa KHarosh
Ho raha hai asia ka KHirqa-e-derina chaak
Naujawan aqwam-e-nau-daulat ke hain pairaya-posh
Garche askandar raha mahrum-e-ab-e-zindagi
Fitrat-e-askandari ab tak hai garm-e-nao-nosh
Bechta hai hashmi namus din-e-mustafa
KHak-o-KHun mein mil raha hai turkaman-e-saKHt-kosh
Aag hai aulad-e-ibrahim hai namrud hai
Kya kisi ko phir kisi ka imtihan maqsud hai
Jawab-e-KHizr
Sahra-nawardi
Kyun ta'ajjub hai meri sahra-nawardi par tujhe
Ye taga-pu-e-damadam zindagi ki hai dalil
Ai rahin-e-KHana tu ne wo saman dekha nahin
Gunjti hai jab faza-e-dasht mein bang-e-rahil
Ret ke Tile pe wo aahu ka be-parwa KHiram
Wo hazar be-barg-o-saman wo safar be-sang-o-mil
Wo numud-e-aKHtar-e-simab-pa hangam-e-subh
Ya numayan baam-e-gardun se jabin-e-jibrail
Wo sukut-e-sham-e-sahra mein ghurub-e-aftab
Jas se raushan-tar hui chashm-e-jahan-bin-e-KHalil
Aur wo pani ke chashme par maqam-e-karwan
Ahl-e-iman jas tarah jannat mein gird-e-salsabil
Taza virane ki sauda-e-mohabbat ko talash
Aur aabaadi mein tu zanjiri-e-kisht-o-naKHil
PuKHta-tar hai gardish-e-paiham se jam-e-zindagi
Hai yahi ai be-KHabar raaz-e-dawam-e-zindagi
Zindagi
Bartar az andesha-e-sud-o-ziyan hai zindagi
Hai kabhi jaan aur kabhi taslim-e-jaan hai zindagi
Tu ise paimana-e-imroz-o-farda se na nap
Jawedan paiham dawan har-dam jawan hai zindagi
Apni duniya aap paida kar agar zindon mein hai
Sirr-e-adam hai zamir-e-kun-fakan hai zindagi
Zindagani ki haqiqat kohkan ke dil se puchh
Ju-e-shir-o-tesha-o-sang-e-garan hai zindagi
Bandagi mein ghaT ke rah jati hai ek ju-e-kam-ab
Aur aazadi mein bahr-e-be-karan hai zindagi
Aashkara hai ye apni quwwat-e-tasKHir se
Garche ek miTTi ke paikar mein nihan hai zindagi
Qulzum-e-hasti se to ubhra hai manind-e-habab
Is ziyan-KHane mein tera imtihan hai zindagi
KHam hai jab tak tu hai miTTi ka ek ambar tu
PuKHta ho jae tu hai shamsher-e-be-zinhaar tu
Ho sadaqat ke liye jis dil mein marne ki taDap
Pahle apne paikar-e-KHaki mein jaan paida kare
Phunk Dale ye zamin-o-asman-e-musta'ar
Aur KHakistar se aap apna jahan paida kare
Zindagi ki quwwat-e-pinhan ko kar de aashkar
Ta ye chingari frogh-e-jawedan paida kare
KHak-e-mashriq par chamak jae misal-e-aftab
Ta-badaKHshan phir wahi la'l-e-giran paida kare
Su-e-gardun nala-e-shab-gir ka bheje safir
Raat ke taron mein apne raaz-dan paida kare
Ye ghaDi mahshar ki hai tu arsa-e-mehshar mein hai
Pesh kar ghafil 'amal koi agar daftar mein hai
Saltanat
Aa bataun tujh ko ramz-e-aya-e-innal-muluk
Saltanat aqwam-e-ghaalib ki hai ek jadugari
KHwab se be-dar hota hai zara mahkum agar
Phir sula deti hai us ko hukmaran ki sahiri
Jadu-e-mahmud ki tasir se chashm-e-ayaz
Dekhti hai halqa-e-gardan mein saz-e-dil-bari
KHun-e-israil aa jata hai aaKHir josh mein
ToD deta hai koi musa tilism-e-samari
Sarwari zeba faqat us zat-e-be-hamta ko hai
Hukmaran hai ek wahi baqi butan-e-azari
Az ghulami fitrat-e-azad ra ruswa makun
Ta-tarashi KHwaja-e-az-barahman kafir teri
Hai wahi saz-e-kuhan maghrib ka jamhuri nizam
Jis ke pardon mein nahin ghair-az-nawa-e-qaisari
Dew-e-istibdad jamhuri qaba mein pa-e-kub
Tu samajhta hai ye aazadi ki hai nilam-pari
Majlis-e-ain-o-islah-o-riayat-o-huquq
Tibb-e-maghrib mein maze miThe asar KHwab-awari
Garmi-e-guftar aaza-e-majalis al-aman
Ye bhi ek sarmaya-daron ki hai jang-e-zargari
Is sarab-e-rang-o-bu ko gulistan samjha hai tu
Aah ai nadan qafas ko aashiyan samjha hai tu
Sarmaya-o-mehnat
Banda-e-mazdur ko ja kar mera paigham de
KHizr ka paigham kya hai ye payam-e-kaenat
Ai ki tujh ko kha gaya sarmaya-dar-e-hila-gar
ShaKH-e-ahu par rahi sadiyon talak teri baraat
Dast-e-daulat-afrin ko muzd yun milti rahi
Ahl-e-sarwat jaise dete hain gharibon ko zakat
Sahir-al-mut ne tujh ko diya barg-e-hashish
Aur tu ai be-KHabar samjha use shaKH-e-nabaat
Nasl qaumiyat kalisa saltanat tahzib rang
KHwajgi ne KHub chun chun ke banae muskiraat
KaT mara nadan KHayali dewtaon ke liye
Sukr ki lazzat mein tu luTwa gaya naqd-e-hayat
Makr ki chaalon se bazi le gaya sarmaya-dar
Intiha-e-sadgi se kha gaya mazdur mat
UTh ki ab bazm-e-jahan ka aur hi andaz hai
Mashriq-o-maghrib mein tere daur ka aaghaz hai
Himmat-e-ali to dariya bhi nahin karti qubul
Ghuncha san ghafil tere daman mein shabnam kab talak
Naghma-e-bedari-e-jamhur hai saman-e-'aish
Qissa-e-KHwab-awar askandar-o-jam kab talak
Aaftab-e-taza paida batn-e-giti se hua
Aasman Dube hue taron ka matam kab talak
ToD Dalin fitrat-e-insan ne zanjiren tamam
Duri-e-jannat se roti chashm-e-adam kab talak
Baghban-e-chaara-farma se ye kahti hai bahaar
ZaKHm-e-gul ke waste tadbir-e-marham kab talak
Kirmak-e-nadan tawaf-e-shama se aazad ho
Apni fitrat ke tajalli-zar mein aabaad ho
Duniya-e-islam
Kya sunata hai mujhe turk-o-arab ki dastan
Mujh se kuch pinhan nahin islamiyon ka soz-o-saz
Le gae taslis ke farzand miras-e-KHalil
KHisht-e-buniyaad-e-kalisa ban gai KHak-e-hijaz
Ho gai ruswa zamane mein kulah-e-lala-rang
Jo sarapa naz the hain aaj majbur-e-niyaz
Le raha hai mai-faroshan-e-farangistan se pars
Wo mai-e-sarkash hararat jis ki hai mina-gudaz
Hikmat-e-maghrib se millat ki ye kaifiyyat hui
TukDe TukDe jis tarah sone ko kar deta hai gaz
Ho gaya manind-e-ab arzan musalman ka lahu
Muztarib hai tu ki tera dil nahin dana-e-raaz
Guft rumi har bana-e-kuhana ki-abaadan kunand
Mi na-dani awwal aan buniyaad ra viran kunand
Mulk hathon se gaya millat ki aankhen khul gain
Haq tera chashme 'ata kar dast-e-ghafil dar nigar
Momyai ki gadai se to behtar hai shikast
Mor-e-be-par hajate pesh-e-sulaimane mabar
Rabt-o-zabt-e-millat-e-baiza hai mashriq ki najat
Asia wale hain is nukte se ab tak be-KHabar
Phir siyasat chhoD kar daKHil hisar-e-din mein ho
Mulk-o-daulat hai faqat hifz-e-haram ka ek samar
Ek hun muslim haram ki pasbani ke liye
Nil ke sahil se le kar ta-ba-KHak-e-kashghar
Jo karega imtiyaz-e-rang-o-KHun miT jaega
Turk-e-KHargahi ho ya aarabi-e-wala-guhar
Nasl agar muslim ki mazhab par muqaddam ho gai
UD gaya duniya se tu manind-e-KHak-e-rah-guzar
Ta-KHilafat ki bina duniya mein ho phir ustuwar
La kahin se DhunD kar aslaf ka qalb-o-jigar
Ai ki na-shinasi KHafi ra az jali hushiyar bash
Ai giraftar-e-abu-bakr-o-ali hushiyar-bash
'ishq ko fariyaad lazim thi so wo bhi ho chuki
Ab zara dil tham kar fariyaad ki tasir dekh
Tu ne dekha satwat-e-raftar-e-dariya ka 'uruj
Mauj-e-muztar kis tarah banti hai ab zanjir dekh
'am hurriyat ka jo dekha tha KHwab islam ne
Ai musalman aaj tu us KHwab ki ta'bir dekh
Apni KHakistar samundar ko hai saman-e-wajud
Mar ke phir hota hai paida ye jahan-e-pir dekh
Khol kar aankhen mere aaina-e-guftar mein
Aane wale daur ki dhundli si ek taswir dekh
Aazmuda fitna hai ek aur bhi gardun ke pas
Samne taqdir ke ruswai-e-tadbir dekh
Muslim asti sina ra az aarzu-abaad dar
Har zaman pesh-e-nazar la-yuKHlif-ul-miad dar