sakhtiyaan kartaa hoon dil par gair se gaafil hoon main

— Allama Iqbal

Sakhtiyaan kartaa hoon dil par ghair se ghaafil hoon main Haa.e kya achchhee kahee zaalim hoon main jaahil hoon main Main jabhee tak thaa ki teree jalva-pairaa.ee na thee Jo numood-e-haq se miT jaataa hai wo baatil hoon main Ilm ke Dariya se nikle ghota-zan gauhar-ba-dast Vaa.e mahroomee khazaf chain lab saahil hoon main Hai miree zillat hee Kuch meree sharaafat kee daleel Jis kee ghaflat ko malak rote hain wo ghaafil hoon main Bazm-e-hastee apnee aaraa.ish pe too naazaan na ho Too to ik tasveer hai mahfil kee aur mahfil hoon main DhoonDhtaa phirtaa hoon main 'iqbaal' apne-aap ko Aap hee goyaa musaafir aap hee manzil hoon main