shikva kyuun ziyaan kaar banuun suud faraamosh rahuun
— Allama Iqbal
Kyuun ziyaan-kaar banoon sood-faraamosh rahoon
Fikr-e-fardaa na karoon mahv-e-gham-e-dosh rahoon
Naale bulbul ke sunoon aur hama-tan gosh rahoon
Ham-navaa main bhee koi gul hoon ki khaamosh rahoon
Jur.at-aamoz miree taab-e-sukhan hai mujh ko
Shikva allaah se khaakam-ba-dahan hai mujh ko
Hai bajaa sheva-e-tasleem men mash.hoor hain ham
Qissa-e-dard sunaate hain ki majboor hain ham
Saaz khaamosh hain fariyaad se maamoor hain ham
Naala aataa hai agar lab pe to ma.azoor hain ham
Ai khuda shikva-e-arbaab-e-wafa bhee sun le
Khoogar-e-hamd se thoDaa saa gila bhee sun le
Thee to maujood azal se hee tiree zaat-e-qadeem
Phuul tha zeb-e-chaman par na pareshaan thee shameem
Shart insaaf hai ai saahib-e-altaaf-e-ameem
Boo-e-gul phailtee kis tarah jo hotee na naseem
Ham ko jam.eeyat-e-khaatir ye pareshaanee thee
Varna ummat tire mahboob kee deevaanee thee
Ham se pahle tha ajab tere jahaan kaa manzar
Kaheen masjood the patthar kaheen ma.abood shajar
Khoogar-e-paikar-e-mahsoos thee insaan kee nazar
Maantaa phir koi an-dekhe khuda ko kyoonkar
Tujh ko ma.aloom hai letaa tha koi naam tiraa
Quvvat-e-baazu-e-muslim ne kiyaa kaam tiraa
Bas rahe the yaheen saljooq bhee tooraanee bhee
Ahl-e-cheen chiin men eeraan men saasaanee bhee
Isee maamoore men aabaad the yoonaanee bhee
Isee dunya men yahoodee bhee the nasraanee bhee
Par tire naam pe talvaar uThaa.ee kis ne
Baat jo bigDee huee thee wo banaa.ee kis ne
The hameen ek tire maarka-aaraaon men
Khushkiyon men kabhi laDte kabhi dariyaaon men
Diin azaanen kabhi europe ke kaleesaaon men
Kabhee africa ke tapte hue sahraaon men
Shaan aankhon men na jachtee thee jahaan-daaron kee
Kalma paDhte the hameen Chaaon men talvaaron kee
Ham jo jiite the to jangon kee museebat ke liye
Aur marte the tire naam kee azmat ke liye
Thee na kuch teghzanee apnee hukoomat ke liye
Sar-ba-kaf phirte the kya dahr men daulat ke liye
Qaum apnee jo zar-o-maal-e-jahaan par martee
But-faroshee ke evaz but-shikanee kyuun kartee
Tal na sakte the agar jang men aD jaate the
Paanv sheron ke bhee maidaan se ukhaD jaate the
Tujh se sarkash huaa koi to bigaD jaate the
Tegh kya chiiz hai ham top se laD jaate the
Naqsh-e-tauheed kaa har dil pe biThaayaa ham ne
Zer-e-khanjar bhee ye paighaam sunaayaa ham ne
Too hee kah de ki ukhaaDaa dar-e-khaibar kis ne
Shahr qaisar kaa jo tha us ko kiyaa sar kis ne
ToDe makhlooq khuda-vandon ke paikar kis ne
KaaT kar rakh diye kuffaar ke lashkar kis ne
Kis ne ThanDaa kiyaa aatish-kada-e-eeraan ko
Kis ne phir zinda kiyaa tazkira-e-yazdaan ko
Kaun see qaum faqat teree talabgaar huee
Aur tere liye zahmat-kash-e-paikaar huee
Kis kee shamsheer jahaangeer jahaan-daar huee
Kis kee takbeer se dunya tiree bedaar huee
Kis kee haibat se sanam sahme hue rahte the
Munh ke bal gir ke hoo-allahu-ahad kahte the
Aa gaya ain laDaa.ee men agar waqt-e-namaaz
Qibla-roo ho ke zameen-bos huee qaum-e-hijaaz
Ek hee saf men khaDe ho ga.e mahmood o ayaaz
Na koi banda raha aur na koi banda-navaaz
Banda o saahab o mohtaaj o ghanee ek hue
Teree sarkaar men pahunche to sabhee ek hue
Mahfil-e-kaun-o-makaan men sahar o shaam phire
Mai-e-tauheed ko le kar sifat-e-jaam phire
Koh men dasht men le kar tiraa paighaam phire
Aur ma.aloom hai tujh ko kabhi naakaam phire
Dasht to dasht hain Dariya bhee na chhoDe ham ne
Bahr-e-zulmaat men dauDaa diye ghoDe ham ne
Safha-e-dahr se baatil ko miTaayaa ham ne
Nau-e-insaan ko ghulaamee se chhuDaayaa ham ne
Tere ka.abe ko jabeenon se basaayaa ham ne
Tere qur.aan ko seenon se lagaayaa ham ne
Phir bhee ham se ye gila hai ki vafaadaar nahin
Ham vafaadaar nahin too bhee to dildaar nahin
Ummaten aur bhee hain un men gunahgaar bhee hain
Ijz vaale bhee hain mast-e-mai-e-pindaar bhee hain
Un men kaahil bhee hain ghaafil bhee hain hushyaar bhee hain
SaikDon hain ki tire naam se be-zaar bhee hain
Rahmaten hain tiree aghyaar ke kaashaanon par
Barq girtee hai to bechaare musalmaanon par
But sanam-khaanon men kahte hain musalmaan ga.e
Hai khushee un ko ki ka.abe ke nigahbaan ga.e
Manzil-e-dahr se oonTon ke hudee-khvaan ga.e
Apnee baghlon men dabaa.e hue qur.aan ga.e
Khanda-zan kufr hai ehsaas tujhe hai ki nahin
Apnee tauheed kaa kuch paas tujhe hai ki nahin
Ye shikaayat nahin hain un ke khazaane maamoor
Naheen mahfil men jinhen baat bhee karne kaa shu.oor
Qahr to ye hai ki kaafir ko milen huur o qusoor
Aur bechaare musalmaan ko faqat waada-e-hoor
Ab wo altaaf nahin ham pe inaayaat nahin
Baat ye kya hai ki pahlee see mudaaraat nahin
Kyuun musalmaanon men hai daulat-e-dunya naayaab
Teree qudrat to hai wo jis kee na had hai na hisaab
Too jo chaahe to uThe seena-e-sahraa se habaab
Rah-rav-e-dasht ho sailee-zada-e-mauj-e-saraab
Taan-e-aghyaar hai rusvaa.ee hai naadaaree hai
Kyaa tire naam pe marne kaa evaz khvaaree hai
Banee aghyaar kee ab chaahne vaalee dunya
Rah ga.ee apne liye ek khayaalee dunya
Ham to rukhsat hue auron ne sanbhaalee dunya
Phir na kahnaa huee tauheed se khaalee dunya
Ham to jiite hain ki dunya men tiraa naam rahe
Kaheen mumkin hai ki saaqee na rahe jaam rahe
Teree mahfil bhee ga.ee chaahne vaale bhee ga.e
Shab kee aahen bhee ga.iin sub.h ke naale bhee ga.e
Dil tujhe de bhee ga.e apna sila le bhee ga.e
Aa ke baiThe bhee na the aur nikaale bhee ga.e
Aa.e ushshaaq ga.e waada-e-fardaa le kar
Ab unhen DhoonD charaagh-e-rukh-e-zebaa le kar
Dard-e-lailaa bhee vahee qais kaa pahloo bhee vahee
Najd ke dasht o jabal men ram-e-aahoo bhee vahee
Ishq kaa dil bhee vahee husn kaa jaadoo bhee vahee
Ummat-e-ahmad-e-mursil bhee vahee too bhee vahee
Phir ye aazurdagi-e-ghair sabab kya ma.anee
Apne shaidaaon pe ye chashm-e-ghazab kya ma.anee
Tujh ko chhoDaa ki rasool-e-arabee ko chhoDaa
But-garee pesha kiyaa but-shikanee ko chhoDaa
Ishq ko ishq kee aashufta-saree ko chhoDaa
Rasm-e-salmaan o uvais-e-qaranee ko chhoDaa
Aag takbeer kee seenon men dabee rakhte hain
Zindagee misl-e-bilaal-e-habashee rakhte hain
Ishq kee khair wo pahlee see adaa bhee na sahee
Jaada-paimaali-e-tasleem-o-razaa bhee na sahee
Muztarib dil sifat-e-qibla-numaa bhee na sahee
Aur paabandi-e-aa.een-e-wafa bhee na sahee
Kabhee ham se kabhi ghairon se shanaasaa.ee hai
Baat kahne kee nahin too bhee to harjaa.ee hai
Sar-e-faaraan pe kiyaa diin ko kaamil too ne
Ik ishaare men hazaaron ke liye dil too ne
Aatish-andoz kiyaa ishq kaa haasil too ne
Phoonk dee garmi-e-rukhsaar se mahfil too ne
Aaj kyuun siine hamaare sharer-aabaad nahin
Ham vahee sokhta-saamaan hain tujhe yaad nahin
Vaadee-e-najd men wo shor-e-salaasil na raha
Qais deevaana-e-nazzaara-e-mahmil na raha
Hausle wo na rahe ham na rahe dil na raha
Ghar ye ujDaa hai ki too raunaq-e-mahfil na raha
Ai khushaa aan roz ki aa.ee o ba-sad naaz aa.ee
Be-hijaabaana soo-e-mahfil-e-maa baaz aa.ee
Baada-kash ghair hain gulshan men lab-e-joo baiThe
Sunte hain jaam-ba-kaf naghma-e-koo-koo baiThe
Daur hangaama-e-gulzaar se yaksoo baiThe
Tere deevaane bhee hain muntazir-e-hoo baiThe
Apne parvaanon ko phir zauq-e-khud-afrozee de
Barq-e-dereena ko farmaan-e-jigar-sozee de
Qaum-e-aavaara inaan-taab hai phir soo-e-hijaaz
Le uDaa bulbul-e-be-par ko mazaaq-e-parvaaz
Muztarib-e-baagh ke har ghunche men hai boo-e-niyaaz
Too zaraa chheD to de tishna-e-mizraab hai saaz
Naghme betaab hain taaron se nikalne ke liye
Tuur muztar hai usee aag men jalne ke liye
Mushkilen ummat-e-marhoom kee aasaan kar de
Mor-e-be-maaya ko ham-dosh-e-sulaimaan kar de
Jins-e-naayaab-e-mohabbat ko phir arzaan kar de
Hind ke dair-nasheenon ko musalmaan kar de
Joo-e-khoon mee chakad az hasrat-e-daireena-e-maa
Mee tapad naala ba-nishtar kada-e-seena-e-maa
Boo-e-gul le ga.ee bairoon-e-chaman raaz-e-chaman
Kyaa qayaamat hai ki khud phuul hain ghammaaz-e-chaman
Ahd-e-gul khatm huaa Toot gaya saaz-e-chaman
UD ga.e Daaliyon se zamzama-pardaaz-e-chaman
Ek bulbul hai ki mahv-e-tarannum ab tak
Us ke siine men hai naghmon kaa talaatum ab tak
Qumriyaan shaakh-e-sanobar se gurezaan bhee huiin
Pattiyaan phuul kee jhaD jhaD ke pareshaan bhee huiin
Vo puraanee raushen baagh kee veeraan bhee huiin
Daaliyaan pairahan-e-barg se uryaan bhee huiin
Qaid-e-mausam se tabee.at rahi aazaad us kee
Kaash gulshan men samajhtaa koi fariyaad us kee
Lutf marne men hai baaqee na maza jiine men
Kuchh maza hai to yahee khoon-e-jigar piine men
Kitne betaab hain jauhar mire aa.eene men
Kis qadar jalve taDapte hain mire siine men
Is gulistaan men magar dekhne vaale hee nahin
Daagh jo siine men rakhte hon wo laale hee nahin
Chaak is bulbul-e-tanhaa kee navaa se dil hon
Jaagne vaale isee baang-e-daraa se dil hon
Ya.anee phir zinda na.e ahd-e-wafa se dil hon
Phir isee baada-e-daireena ke pyaase dil hon
Ajamee khum hai to kya mai to hijaazee hai miree
Naghma hindee hai to kya lai to hijaazee hai miree
Kyun ziyan-kar banun sud-faramosh rahun
Fikr-e-farda na karun mahw-e-gham-e-dosh rahun
Nale bulbul ke sunun aur hama-tan gosh rahun
Ham-nawa main bhi koi gul hun ki KHamosh rahun
Jurat-amoz meri tab-e-suKHan hai mujh ko
Shikwa allah se KHakam-ba-dahan hai mujh ko
Hai baja shewa-e-taslim mein mashhur hain hum
Qissa-e-dard sunate hain ki majbur hain hum
Saz KHamosh hain fariyaad se mamur hain hum
Nala aata hai agar lab pe to mazur hain hum
Ai KHuda shikwa-e-arbab-e-wafa bhi sun le
KHugar-e-hamd se thoDa sa gila bhi sun le
Thi to maujud azal se hi teri zat-e-qadim
Phul tha zeb-e-chaman par na pareshan thi shamim
Shart insaf hai ai sahib-e-altaf-e-amim
Bu-e-gul phailti kis tarah jo hoti na nasim
Hum ko jamiyat-e-KHatir ye pareshani thi
Warna ummat tere mahbub ki diwani thi
Hum se pahle tha ajab tere jahan ka manzar
Kahin masjud the patthar kahin mabud shajar
KHugar-e-paikar-e-mahsus thi insan ki nazar
Manta phir koi an-dekhe KHuda ko kyunkar
Tujh ko malum hai leta tha koi nam tera
Quwwat-e-bazu-e-muslim ne kiya kaam tera
Bas rahe the yahin saljuq bhi turani bhi
Ahl-e-chin chin mein iran mein sasani bhi
Isi mamure mein aabaad the yunani bhi
Isi duniya mein yahudi bhi the nasrani bhi
Par tere nam pe talwar uThai kis ne
Baat jo bigDi hui thi wo banai kis ne
The hamin ek tere marka-araon mein
KHushkiyon mein kabhi laDte kabhi dariyaon mein
Din azanen kabhi europe ke kalisaon mein
Kabhi africa ke tapte hue sahraon mein
Shan aankhon mein na jachti thi jahan-daron ki
Kalma paDhte the hamin chhanw mein talwaron ki
Hum jo jite the to jangon ki musibat ke liye
Aur marte the tere nam ki azmat ke liye
Thi na kuch teghzani apni hukumat ke liye
Sar-ba-kaf phirte the kya dahr mein daulat ke liye
Qaum apni jo zar-o-mal-e-jahan par marti
But-faroshi ke ewaz but-shikani kyun karti
Tal na sakte the agar jang mein aD jate the
Panw sheron ke bhi maidan se ukhaD jate the
Tujh se sarkash hua koi to bigaD jate the
Tegh kya chiz hai hum top se laD jate the
Naqsh-e-tauhid ka har dil pe biThaya hum ne
Zer-e-KHanjar bhi ye paigham sunaya hum ne
Tu hi kah de ki ukhaDa dar-e-KHaibar kis ne
Shahr qaisar ka jo tha us ko kiya sar kis ne
ToDe maKHluq KHuda-wandon ke paikar kis ne
KaT kar rakh diye kuffar ke lashkar kis ne
Kis ne ThanDa kiya aatish-kada-e-iran ko
Kis ne phir zinda kiya tazkira-e-yazdan ko
Kaun si qaum faqat teri talabgar hui
Aur tere liye zahmat-kash-e-paikar hui
Kis ki shamshir jahangir jahan-dar hui
Kis ki takbir se duniya teri bedar hui
Kis ki haibat se sanam sahme hue rahte the
Munh ke bal gir ke hu-allahu-ahad kahte the
Aa gaya ain laDai mein agar waqt-e-namaz
Qibla-ru ho ke zamin-bos hui qaum-e-hijaz
Ek hi saf mein khaDe ho gae mahmud o ayaz
Na koi banda raha aur na koi banda-nawaz
Banda o sahab o mohtaj o ghani ek hue
Teri sarkar mein pahunche to sabhi ek hue
Mahfil-e-kaun-o-makan mein sahar o sham phire
Mai-e-tauhid ko le kar sifat-e-jam phire
Koh mein dasht mein le kar tera paigham phire
Aur malum hai tujh ko kabhi nakaam phire
Dasht to dasht hain dariya bhi na chhoDe hum ne
Bahr-e-zulmat mein dauDa diye ghoDe hum ne
Safha-e-dahr se baatil ko miTaya hum ne
Nau-e-insan ko ghulami se chhuDaya hum ne
Tere kabe ko jabinon se basaya hum ne
Tere quran ko sinon se lagaya hum ne
Phir bhi hum se ye gila hai ki wafadar nahin
Hum wafadar nahin tu bhi to dildar nahin
Ummaten aur bhi hain un mein gunahgar bhi hain
Ijz wale bhi hain mast-e-mai-e-pindar bhi hain
Un mein kahil bhi hain ghafil bhi hain hushyar bhi hain
SaikDon hain ki tere nam se be-zar bhi hain
Rahmaten hain teri aghyar ke kashanon par
Barq girti hai to bechaare musalmanon par
But sanam-KHanon mein kahte hain musalman gae
Hai KHushi un ko ki kabe ke nigahban gae
Manzil-e-dahr se unTon ke hudi-KHwan gae
Apni baghlon mein dabae hue quran gae
KHanda-zan kufr hai ehsas tujhe hai ki nahin
Apni tauhid ka kuch pas tujhe hai ki nahin
Ye shikayat nahin hain un ke KHazane mamur
Nahin mahfil mein jinhen baat bhi karne ka shuur
Qahr to ye hai ki kafir ko milen hur o qusur
Aur bechaare musalman ko faqat wada-e-hur
Ab wo altaf nahin hum pe inayat nahin
Baat ye kya hai ki pahli si mudaraat nahin
Kyun musalmanon mein hai daulat-e-duniya nayab
Teri qudrat to hai wo jis ki na had hai na hisab
Tu jo chahe to uThe sina-e-sahra se habab
Rah-raw-e-dasht ho saili-zada-e-mauj-e-sarab
Tan-e-aghyar hai ruswai hai nadari hai
Kya tere nam pe marne ka ewaz KHwari hai
Bani aghyar ki ab chahne wali duniya
Rah gai apne liye ek KHayali duniya
Hum to ruKHsat hue auron ne sanbhaali duniya
Phir na kahna hui tauhid se KHali duniya
Hum to jite hain ki duniya mein tera nam rahe
Kahin mumkin hai ki saqi na rahe jam rahe
Teri mahfil bhi gai chahne wale bhi gae
Shab ki aahen bhi gain subh ke nale bhi gae
Dil tujhe de bhi gae apna sila le bhi gae
Aa ke baiThe bhi na the aur nikale bhi gae
Aae ushshaq gae wada-e-farda le kar
Ab unhen DhunD charagh-e-ruKH-e-zeba le kar
Dard-e-laila bhi wahi qais ka pahlu bhi wahi
Najd ke dasht o jabal mein ram-e-ahu bhi wahi
Ishq ka dil bhi wahi husn ka jadu bhi wahi
Ummat-e-ahmad-e-mursil bhi wahi tu bhi wahi
Phir ye aazurdagi-e-ghair sabab kya mani
Apne shaidaon pe ye chashm-e-ghazab kya mani
Tujh ko chhoDa ki rasul-e-arabi ko chhoDa
But-gari pesha kiya but-shikani ko chhoDa
Ishq ko ishq ki aashufta-sari ko chhoDa
Rasm-e-salman o uwais-e-qarani ko chhoDa
Aag takbir ki sinon mein dabi rakhte hain
Zindagi misl-e-bilal-e-habashi rakhte hain
Ishq ki KHair wo pahli si ada bhi na sahi
Jada-paimali-e-taslim-o-raza bhi na sahi
Muztarib dil sifat-e-qibla-numa bhi na sahi
Aur pabandi-e-ain-e-wafa bhi na sahi
Kabhi hum se kabhi ghairon se shanasai hai
Baat kahne ki nahin tu bhi to harjai hai
Sar-e-faran pe kiya din ko kaamil tu ne
Ek ishaare mein hazaron ke liye dil tu ne
Aatish-andoz kiya ishq ka hasil tu ne
Phunk di garmi-e-ruKHsar se mahfil tu ne
Aaj kyun sine hamare sharer-abaad nahin
Hum wahi soKHta-saman hain tujhe yaad nahin
Wadi-e-najd mein wo shor-e-salasil na raha
Qais diwana-e-nazzara-e-mahmil na raha
Hausle wo na rahe hum na rahe dil na raha
Ghar ye ujDa hai ki tu raunaq-e-mahfil na raha
Ai KHusha aan roz ki aai o ba-sad naz aai
Be-hijabana su-e-mahfil-e-ma baz aai
Baada-kash ghair hain gulshan mein lab-e-ju baiThe
Sunte hain jam-ba-kaf naghma-e-ku-ku baiThe
Daur hangama-e-gulzar se yaksu baiThe
Tere diwane bhi hain muntazir-e-hu baiThe
Apne parwanon ko phir zauq-e-KHud-afrozi de
Barq-e-derina ko farman-e-jigar-sozi de
Qaum-e-awara inan-tab hai phir su-e-hijaz
Le uDa bulbul-e-be-par ko mazaq-e-parwaz
Muztarib-e-bagh ke har ghunche mein hai bu-e-niyaz
Tu zara chheD to de tishna-e-mizrab hai saz
Naghme betab hain taron se nikalne ke liye
Tur muztar hai usi aag mein jalne ke liye
Mushkilen ummat-e-marhum ki aasan kar de
Mor-e-be-maya ko ham-dosh-e-sulaiman kar de
Jins-e-nayab-e-mohabbat ko phir arzan kar de
Hind ke dair-nashinon ko musalman kar de
Ju-e-KHun mi chakad az hasrat-e-dairina-e-ma
Mi tapad nala ba-nishtar kada-e-sina-e-ma
Bu-e-gul le gai bairun-e-chaman raaz-e-chaman
Kya qayamat hai ki KHud phul hain ghammaz-e-chaman
Ahd-e-gul KHatm hua TuT gaya saz-e-chaman
UD gae Daliyon se zamzama-pardaz-e-chaman
Ek bulbul hai ki mahw-e-tarannum ab tak
Us ke sine mein hai naghmon ka talatum ab tak
Qumriyan shaKH-e-sanobar se gurezan bhi huin
Pattiyan phul ki jhaD jhaD ke pareshan bhi huin
Wo purani raushen bagh ki viran bhi huin
Daliyan pairahan-e-barg se uryan bhi huin
Qaid-e-mausam se tabiat rahi aazad us ki
Kash gulshan mein samajhta koi fariyaad us ki
Lutf marne mein hai baqi na maza jine mein
Kuchh maza hai to yahi KHun-e-jigar pine mein
Kitne betab hain jauhar mere aaine mein
Kis qadar jalwe taDapte hain mere sine mein
Is gulistan mein magar dekhne wale hi nahin
Dagh jo sine mein rakhte hon wo lale hi nahin
Chaak is bulbul-e-tanha ki nawa se dil hon
Jagne wale isi bang-e-dara se dil hon
Yani phir zinda nae ahd-e-wafa se dil hon
Phir isi baada-e-dairina ke pyase dil hon
Ajami KHum hai to kya mai to hijazi hai meri
Naghma hindi hai to kya lai to hijazi hai meri