tasviir e dard nahin minnat kash e taab e shuniidan daastaan meri
— Allama Iqbal
Nahin minnat-kash-e-taab-e-shuneedan daastaan meree
Khamoshee guftugoo hai be-zabaanee hai zabaan meree
Ye dastoor-e-zabaan-bandee hai kaisaa teree mahfil men
Yahaan to baat karne ko tarastee hai zabaan meree
UThaa.e kuch varaq laale ne kuch nargis ne kuch gul ne
Chaman men har taraf bikhree huee hai daastaan meree
UDaa lee qumriyon ne tootiyon ne andaleebon ne
Chaman vaalon ne mil kar luuT lee tarz-e-fughaan meree
Tapak ai sham.a aansoo ban ke parvaane kee aankhon se
Saraapaa dard hoon hasrat bharee hai daastaan meree
Ilaahee phir maza kya hai yahaan dunya men rehne kaa
Hayaat-e-jaavedaan meree na marg-e-naa-gahaan meree
Miraa ronaa nahin ronaa hai ye saare gulistaan kaa
Vo gul hoon main khizaan har gul kee hai goyaa khizaan meree
Dareen hasrat saraa umreest afsoon-e-jaras daaram
Z faiz-e-dil tapeedan-haa kharosh-e-be-nafas daaram
Riyaaz-e-dahr men naa-aashnaa-e-bazm-e-ishrat hoon
Khushee rotee hai jis ko main wo mahroom-e-masarrat hoon
Miree bigDee huee taqdeer ko rotee hai goyaa.ee
Main harf-e-zer-e-lab sharminda-e-gosh-e-samaa.at hoon
Pareshaan hoon main musht-e-khaak lekin kuch nahin khultaa
Sikandar hoon ki aa.eena hoon yaa gard-e-kudoorat hoon
Ye sab kuch hai magar hastee miree maqsad hai qudrat kaa
Saraapaa nuur ho jis kee haqeeqat main wo zulmat hoon
Khazeena hoon chhupaayaa mujh ko musht-e-khaak-e-sahraa ne
Kisee ko kya khabar hai main kahaan hoon kis kee daulat hoon
Nazar meree nahin mamnoon-e-sair-e-arsa-e-hastee
Main wo chhoTee see dunya hoon ki aap apnee vilaayat hoon
Na sahbaa hoon na saaqee hoon na mastee hoon na paimaana
Main is mai-khaana-e-hastee men har shai kee haqeeqat hoon
Mujhe raaz-e-do-aalam dil kaa aa.eena dikhaataa hai
Vahee kahtaa hoon jo kuch saamne aankhon ke aataa hai
Ataa aisa bayaan mujh ko huaa rangeen-bayaanon men
Ki baam-e-arsh ke taa.ir hain mere ham-zabaanon men
Asar ye bhee hai ik mere junoon-e-fitna-saamaan kaa
Miraa aa.eena-e-dil hai qazaa ke raaz-daanon men
Rulaataa hai tiraa nazzaara ai hindostaan mujh ko
Ki ibrat-khez hai teraa fasaana sab fasaanon men
Diyaa ronaa mujhe aisa ki sab kuch de diyaa goyaa
Likhaa kalk-e-azal ne mujh ko tere nauha-khvaanon men
Nishaan-e-barg-e-gul tak bhee na chhoD us baagh men gulcheen
Tiree qismat se razm-aaraa.iyaan hain baaghbaanon men
Chhupaa kar aasteen men bijliyaan rakkhee hain gardoon ne
Anaadil baagh ke ghaafil na baiThen aashiyaanon men
Sun ai ghaafil sadaa meree ye aisi chiiz hai jis ko
Vazeefa jaan kar paDhte hain taa.ir bostaanon men
Vatan kee fikr kar naadaan museebat aane vaalee hai
Tiree barbaadiyon ke mashvare hain aasmaanon men
Zaraa dekh us ko jo kuch ho raha hai hone vaalaa hai
Dharaa kya hai bhalaa ahd-e-kuhan kee daastaanon men
Ye khaamoshee kahaan tak lazzat-e-fariyaad paidaa kar
Zameen par too ho aur teree sadaa ho aasmaanon men
Na samjhoge to miT jaaoge ai hindostaan vaalo
Tumhaaree daastaan tak bhee na hogee daastaanon men
Yahee aa.een-e-qudrat hai yahee usloob-e-fitrat hai
Jo hai raah-e-amal men gaam-zan mahboob-e-fitrat hai
Huvaidaa aaj apne zakhm-e-pinhaan kar ke chhoDoongaa
Lahoo ro ro ke mahfil ko gulistaan kar ke chhoDoongaa
Jalaanaa hai mujhe har sham-e-dil ko soz-e-pinhaan se
Tiree taareek raaton men charaaghaan kar ke chhoDoongaa
Magar ghunchon kee soorat hoon dil-e-dard-aashnaa paidaa
Chaman men musht-e-khaak apnee pareshaan kar ke chhoDoongaa
Pironaa ek hee tasbeeh men in bikhre daanon ko
Jo mushkil hai to is mushkil ko aasaan kar ke chhoDoongaa
Mujhe ai ham-nasheen rehne de shaghl-e-seena-kaavee men
Ki main daagh-e-mohabbat ko numaayaan kar ke chhoDoongaa
Dikhaa doongaa jahaan ko jo miree aankhon ne dekhaa hai
Tujhe bhee soorat-e-aa.eena hairaan kar ke chhoDoongaa
Jo hai pardon men pinhaan chashm-e-beenaa dekh letee hai
Zamaane kee tabee.at kaa taqaazaa dekh letee hai
Kiyaa rif.at kee lazzat se na dil ko aashnaa too ne
Gizaaree umr pastee men misaal-e-naqsh-e-paa too ne
Rahaa dil-basta-e-mahfil magar apnee nigaahon ko
Kiyaa bairoon-e-mahfil se na hairat-aashnaa too ne
Fidaa kartaa raha dil ko haseenon kee adaaon par
Magar dekhee na us aa.eene men apnee adaa too ne
Ta.assub chhoD naadaan dahr ke aa.eena-khaane men
Ye tasveeren hain teree jin ko samjhaa hai buraa too ne
Saraapaa naala-e-bedaad-e-soz-e-zindagee ho jaa
Sapand-aasaa girah men baandh rakkhee hai sadaa too ne
Safaa-e-dil ko kya aaraa.ish-e-rang-e-ta.alluq se
Kaf-e-aa.eena par baandhee hai o naadaan hinaa too ne
Zameen kya aasmaan bhee teree kaj-beenee pe rotaa hai
Ghazab hai satr-e-qur.aan ko chaleepaa kar diyaa too ne
Zabaan se gar kiyaa tauheed kaa daavaa to kya haasil
Banaayaa hai but-e-pindaar ko apna khuda too ne
Kuen men too ne yoosuf ko jo dekhaa bhee to kya dekhaa
Are ghaafil jo mutlaq tha muqayyad kar diyaa too ne
Havas baalaa-e-mimbar hai tujhe rangeen-bayaanee kee
Naseehat bhee tiree soorat hai ik afsaana-khvaanee kee
Dikhaa wo husn-e-aalam-soz apnee chashm-e-pur-nam ko
Jo taDpaataa hai parvaane ko rulvaataa hai shabnam ko
Zaraa nazzaara hee ai bul-havas maqsad nahin us kaa
Banaayaa hai kisee ne kuch samajh kar chashm-e-aadam ko
Agar dekhaa bhee us ne saare aalam ko to kya dekhaa
Nazar aa.ee na kuch apnee haqeeqat jaam se jam ko
Shajar hai firqa-aaraa.ee ta.assub hai samar us kaa
Ye wo phal hai ki jannat se nikalvaataa hai aadam ko
Na uTThaa jazba-e-khursheed se ik barg-e-gul tak bhee
Ye rif.at kee tamannaa hai ki le uDtee hai shabnam ko
Phiraa karte nahin majrooh-e-ulfat fikr-e-darmaan men
Ye zakhmee aap kar lete hain paidaa apne marham ko
Mohabbat ke sharar se dil saraapaa nuur hota hai
Zaraa se biij se paidaa riyaaz-e-toor hota hai
Davaa har dukh kee hai majrooh-e-tegh-e-aarzoo rahnaa
Ilaaj-e-zakhm hai aazaad-e-ehsaan-e-rafoo rahnaa
Sharaab-e-be-khudee se taa-falak parvaaz hai meree
Shikast-e-rang se seekhaa hai main ne ban ke boo rahnaa
Thame kya deeda-e-giryaan vatan kee nauha-khvaanee men
Ibaadat chashm-e-shaa.ir kee hai har dam baa-vazoo rahnaa
Banaa.en kya samajh kar shaakh-e-gul par aashiyaan apna
Chaman men aah kya rahnaa jo ho be-aabroo rahnaa
Jo too samjhe to aazaadee hai posheeda mohabbat men
Ghulaamee hai aseer-e-imtiyaaz-e-maa-o-too rahnaa
Ye istighnaa hai paanee men nigoon rakhtaa hai saaghar ko
Tujhe bhee chaahiye misl-e-habaab-e-aabjoo rahnaa
Na rah apnon se be-parvaa isee men khair hai teree
Agar manzoor hai dunya men o begaana-khoo rahnaa
Sharaab-e-rooh-parvar hai mohabbat nau-e-insaan kee
Sikhaayaa is ne mujh ko mast be-jaam-o-suboo rahnaa
Mohabbat hee se paa.ee hai shifaa beemaar qaumon ne
Kiyaa hai apne bakht-e-khufta ko bedaar qaumon ne
Bayaabaan-e-mohabbat dasht-e-ghurbat bhee vatan bhee hai
Ye veeraana qafas bhee aashiyaana bhee chaman bhee hai
Mohabbat hee wo manzil hai ki manzil bhee hai sahraa bhee
Jaras bhee kaarvaan bhee raahbar bhee raahzan bhee hai
Maraz kahte hain sab is ko ye hai lekin maraz aisa
Chhupaa jis men ilaaj-e-gardish-e-charkh-e-kuhan bhee hai
Jalaanaa dil kaa hai goyaa saraapaa nuur ho jaanaa
Ye parvaana jo sozaan ho to sham-e-anjuman bhee hai
Vahee ik husn hai lekin nazar aataa hai har shai men
Ye sheereen bhee hai goyaa be-sutoon bhee kohkan bhee hai
UjaaDaa hai tameez-e-millat-o-aa.een ne qaumon ko
Mire ahl-e-vatan ke dil men kuch fikr-e-vatan bhee hai
Sukoot-aamoz tool-e-daastaan-e-dard hai varna
Zabaan bhee hai hamaare munh men aur taab-e-sukhan bhee hai
Namee-gardeed ko tah rishta-e-ma.anee rihaa kardam
Hikaayat buud be-paayaan ba-khaamoshee adaa kardam
Nahin minnat-kash-e-tab-e-shunidan dastan meri
KHamoshi guftugu hai be-zabani hai zaban meri
Ye dastur-e-zaban-bandi hai kaisa teri mahfil mein
Yahan to baat karne ko tarasti hai zaban meri
UThae kuch waraq lale ne kuch nargis ne kuch gul ne
Chaman mein har taraf bikhri hui hai dastan meri
UDa li qumriyon ne tutiyon ne andalibon ne
Chaman walon ne mil kar luT li tarz-e-fughan meri
Tapak ai shama aansu ban ke parwane ki aankhon se
Sarapa dard hun hasrat bhari hai dastan meri
Ilahi phir maza kya hai yahan duniya mein rehne ka
Hayat-e-jawedan meri na marg-e-na-gahan meri
Mera rona nahin rona hai ye sare gulistan ka
Wo gul hun main KHizan har gul ki hai goya KHizan meri
Darin hasrat sara umrist afsun-e-jaras daram
Z faiz-e-dil tapidan-ha KHarosh-e-be-nafas daram
Riyaz-e-dahr mein na-ashna-e-bazm-e-ishrat hun
KHushi roti hai jis ko main wo mahrum-e-masarrat hun
Meri bigDi hui taqdir ko roti hai goyai
Main harf-e-zer-e-lab sharminda-e-gosh-e-samaat hun
Pareshan hun main musht-e-KHak lekin kuch nahin khulta
Sikandar hun ki aaina hun ya gard-e-kudurat hun
Ye sab kuch hai magar hasti meri maqsad hai qudrat ka
Sarapa nur ho jis ki haqiqat main wo zulmat hun
KHazina hun chhupaya mujh ko musht-e-KHak-e-sahra ne
Kisi ko kya KHabar hai main kahan hun kis ki daulat hun
Nazar meri nahin mamnun-e-sair-e-arsa-e-hasti
Main wo chhoTi si duniya hun ki aap apni wilayat hun
Na sahba hun na saqi hun na masti hun na paimana
Main is mai-KHana-e-hasti mein har shai ki haqiqat hun
Mujhe raaz-e-do-alam dil ka aaina dikhata hai
Wahi kahta hun jo kuch samne aankhon ke aata hai
Ata aisa bayan mujh ko hua rangin-bayanon mein
Ki baam-e-arsh ke tair hain mere ham-zabanon mein
Asar ye bhi hai ek mere junun-e-fitna-saman ka
Mera aaina-e-dil hai qaza ke raaz-danon mein
Rulata hai tera nazzara ai hindostan mujh ko
Ki ibrat-KHez hai tera fasana sab fasanon mein
Diya rona mujhe aisa ki sab kuch de diya goya
Likha kalk-e-azal ne mujh ko tere nauha-KHwanon mein
Nishan-e-barg-e-gul tak bhi na chhoD us bagh mein gulchin
Teri qismat se razm-araiyan hain baghbanon mein
Chhupa kar aastin mein bijliyan rakkhi hain gardun ne
Anadil bagh ke ghafil na baiThen aashiyanon mein
Sun ai ghafil sada meri ye aisi chiz hai jis ko
Wazifa jaan kar paDhte hain tair bostanon mein
Watan ki fikr kar nadan musibat aane wali hai
Teri barbaadiyon ke mashware hain aasmanon mein
Zara dekh us ko jo kuch ho raha hai hone wala hai
Dhara kya hai bhala ahd-e-kuhan ki dastanon mein
Ye KHamoshi kahan tak lazzat-e-fariyaad paida kar
Zamin par tu ho aur teri sada ho aasmanon mein
Na samjhoge to miT jaoge ai hindostan walo
Tumhaari dastan tak bhi na hogi dastanon mein
Yahi aain-e-qudrat hai yahi uslub-e-fitrat hai
Jo hai rah-e-amal mein gam-zan mahbub-e-fitrat hai
Huwaida aaj apne zaKHm-e-pinhan kar ke chhoDunga
Lahu ro ro ke mahfil ko gulistan kar ke chhoDunga
Jalana hai mujhe har sham-e-dil ko soz-e-pinhan se
Teri tarik raaton mein charaghan kar ke chhoDunga
Magar ghunchon ki surat hun dil-e-dard-ashna paida
Chaman mein musht-e-KHak apni pareshan kar ke chhoDunga
Pirona ek hi tasbih mein in bikhre danon ko
Jo mushkil hai to is mushkil ko aasan kar ke chhoDunga
Mujhe ai ham-nashin rehne de shaghl-e-sina-kawi mein
Ki main dagh-e-mohabbat ko numayan kar ke chhoDunga
Dikha dunga jahan ko jo meri aankhon ne dekha hai
Tujhe bhi surat-e-aina hairan kar ke chhoDunga
Jo hai pardon mein pinhan chashm-e-bina dekh leti hai
Zamane ki tabiat ka taqaza dekh leti hai
Kiya rifat ki lazzat se na dil ko aashna tu ne
Gizari umr pasti mein misal-e-naqsh-e-pa tu ne
Raha dil-basta-e-mahfil magar apni nigahon ko
Kiya bairun-e-mahfil se na hairat-ashna tu ne
Fida karta raha dil ko hasinon ki adaon par
Magar dekhi na us aaine mein apni ada tu ne
Tassub chhoD nadan dahr ke aaina-KHane mein
Ye taswiren hain teri jin ko samjha hai bura tu ne
Sarapa nala-e-bedad-e-soz-e-zindagi ho ja
Sapand-asa girah mein bandh rakkhi hai sada tu ne
Safa-e-dil ko kya aaraish-e-rang-e-talluq se
Kaf-e-aina par bandhi hai o nadan hina tu ne
Zamin kya aasman bhi teri kaj-bini pe rota hai
Ghazab hai satr-e-quran ko chalipa kar diya tu ne
Zaban se gar kiya tauhid ka dawa to kya hasil
Banaya hai but-e-pindar ko apna KHuda tu ne
Kuen mein tu ne yusuf ko jo dekha bhi to kya dekha
Are ghafil jo mutlaq tha muqayyad kar diya tu ne
Hawas baala-e-mimbar hai tujhe rangin-bayani ki
Nasihat bhi teri surat hai ek afsana-KHwani ki
Dikha wo husn-e-alam-soz apni chashm-e-pur-nam ko
Jo taDpata hai parwane ko rulwata hai shabnam ko
Zara nazzara hi ai bul-hawas maqsad nahin us ka
Banaya hai kisi ne kuch samajh kar chashm-e-adam ko
Agar dekha bhi us ne sare aalam ko to kya dekha
Nazar aai na kuch apni haqiqat jam se jam ko
Shajar hai firqa-arai tassub hai samar us ka
Ye wo phal hai ki jannat se nikalwata hai aadam ko
Na uTTha jazba-e-KHurshid se ek barg-e-gul tak bhi
Ye rifat ki tamanna hai ki le uDti hai shabnam ko
Phira karte nahin majruh-e-ulfat fikr-e-darman mein
Ye zaKHmi aap kar lete hain paida apne marham ko
Mohabbat ke sharar se dil sarapa nur hota hai
Zara se bij se paida riyaz-e-tur hota hai
Dawa har dukh ki hai majruh-e-tegh-e-arzu rahna
Ilaj-e-zaKHm hai aazad-e-ehsan-e-rafu rahna
Sharab-e-be-KHudi se ta-falak parwaz hai meri
Shikast-e-rang se sikha hai main ne ban ke bu rahna
Thame kya dida-e-giryan watan ki nauha-KHwani mein
Ibaadat chashm-e-shair ki hai har dam ba-wazu rahna
Banaen kya samajh kar shaKH-e-gul par aashiyan apna
Chaman mein aah kya rahna jo ho be-abru rahna
Jo tu samjhe to aazadi hai poshida mohabbat mein
Ghulami hai asir-e-imtiyaz-e-ma-o-tu rahna
Ye istighna hai pani mein nigun rakhta hai saghar ko
Tujhe bhi chahiye misl-e-habab-e-abju rahna
Na rah apnon se be-parwa isi mein KHair hai teri
Agar manzur hai duniya mein o begana-KHu rahna
Sharab-e-ruh-parwar hai mohabbat nau-e-insan ki
Sikhaya is ne mujh ko mast be-jam-o-subu rahna
Mohabbat hi se pai hai shifa bimar qaumon ne
Kiya hai apne baKHt-e-KHufta ko bedar qaumon ne
Bayaban-e-mohabbat dasht-e-ghurbat bhi watan bhi hai
Ye virana qafas bhi aashiyana bhi chaman bhi hai
Mohabbat hi wo manzil hai ki manzil bhi hai sahra bhi
Jaras bhi karwan bhi rahbar bhi rahzan bhi hai
Maraz kahte hain sab is ko ye hai lekin maraz aisa
Chhupa jis mein ilaj-e-gardish-e-charKH-e-kuhan bhi hai
Jalana dil ka hai goya sarapa nur ho jaana
Ye parwana jo sozan ho to sham-e-anjuman bhi hai
Wahi ek husn hai lekin nazar aata hai har shai mein
Ye shirin bhi hai goya be-sutun bhi kohkan bhi hai
UjaDa hai tamiz-e-millat-o-ain ne qaumon ko
Mere ahl-e-watan ke dil mein kuch fikr-e-watan bhi hai
Sukut-amoz tul-e-dastan-e-dard hai warna
Zaban bhi hai hamare munh mein aur tab-e-suKHan bhi hai
Nami-gardid ko tah rishta-e-mani riha kardam
Hikayat bud be-payan ba-KHamoshi ada kardam