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!