ruuh e arzii aadam kaa istiqbaal kartii hai khol aankh zameen dekh falak dekh fazaa dekh
— Allama Iqbal
Khol aankh zameen dekh falak dekh fazaa dekh!
Mashriq se ubharte hue suraj ko zaraa dekh!
Is jalva-e-be-parda ko parda men chhupaa dekh!
Ayyaam-e-judaa.ee ke sitam dekh jafaa dekh!
Betaab na ho maarka-e-beem-o-rajaa dekh!
Hain tere tasarruf men ye baadal ye ghaTaa.en
Ye gumbad-e-aflaak ye khaamosh fazaa.en
Ye koh ye sahraa ye samundar ye havaa.en
Thiin pesh-e-nazar kal to farishton kee adaa.en
Aa.eena-e-ayyaam men aaj apnee adaa dekh!
Samjhegaa zamaana tiree aankhon ke ishaare!
Dekhenge tujhe duur se gardoon ke sitaare!
Naapaid tire bahr-e-takhayyul ke kinaare
Pahunchenge falak tak tiree aahon ke sharaare
Taameer-e-khudee kar asar-e-aah-e-rasaa dekh
Khursheed-e-jahaan-taab kee zau tere sharar men
Aabaad hai ik taaza jahaan tere hunar men
Jachte nahin bakhshe hue firdaus nazar men
Jannat tiree pinhaan hai tire khoon-e-jigar men
Ai paikar-e-gul koshish-e-paiham kee jazaa dekh!
Naalanda tire uud kaa har taar azal se
Too jins-e-mohabbat kaa khareedaar azal se
Too peer-e-sanam-khaana-e-asraar azal se
Mehnat-kash o khoon-rez o kam-aazaar azal se
Hai raakib-e-taqdeer-e-jahaan teree razaa dekh!
Khol aankh zamin dekh falak dekh faza dekh!
Mashriq se ubharte hue suraj ko zara dekh!
Is jalwa-e-be-parda ko parda mein chhupa dekh!
Ayyam-e-judai ke sitam dekh jafa dekh!
Betab na ho marka-e-bim-o-raja dekh!
Hain tere tasarruf mein ye baadal ye ghaTaen
Ye gumbad-e-aflak ye KHamosh fazaen
Ye koh ye sahra ye samundar ye hawaen
Thin pesh-e-nazar kal to farishton ki adaen
Aaina-e-ayyam mein aaj apni ada dekh!
Samjhega zamana teri aankhon ke ishaare!
Dekhenge tujhe dur se gardun ke sitare!
Napaid tere bahr-e-taKHayyul ke kinare
Pahunchenge falak tak teri aahon ke sharare
Tamir-e-KHudi kar asar-e-ah-e-rasa dekh
KHurshid-e-jahan-tab ki zau tere sharar mein
Aabaad hai ek taza jahan tere hunar mein
Jachte nahin baKHshe hue firdaus nazar mein
Jannat teri pinhan hai tere KHun-e-jigar mein
Ai paikar-e-gul koshish-e-paiham ki jaza dekh!
Nalanda tere ud ka har tar azal se
Tu jins-e-mohabbat ka KHaridar azal se
Tu pir-e-sanam-KHana-e-asrar azal se
Mehnat-kash o KHun-rez o kam-azar azal se
Hai rakib-e-taqdir-e-jahan teri raza dekh!