Sir Muhammad Iqbal was born in Sialkot, Pakistan on 9 November, 1877. He was Poet, philosopher and politician. Dr. Allama M. Iqbal wrote various books in Urdu and Persian. His main theme was recognition of soul and spirit. Some famous books written by him are Bang-E-Dara, Bal-E-Jibreal, Asrar-E-Khudi, Zabur-E-Ajam.

The Best Poetry By Allama Iqbal Part 2
Kia kahoon apney chaman se mai juda kiunker hua
Aur aseere halqa-a-daame hawa kiunker hua
Jaye hairat hai bura sare zamane ka hoon mai
Mujh ko yeh khil’at sharafat ka ata kiunker hua
Kuchh dikhane dekhne ka tha taqaza taur per
Kia khabar hai tujhko ai dil faisla kiunker hua
Hai talab bemudda’a hone ki bhi aik mudda’a
Murghe dil daame tamanna se riha kiunker hua
Dekhne wale yehan bhi dekh lete hain tujhe
Phir yeh wada hashr ka sabr aazma kiunker hua
Husne kamil hi na ho is behijabi ka sabab
Wo jo tha pardon mai pinhan khudnuma kiunker hua
Maut ka nuskha abhi baqi hai ai wirde firaq
Charagar deeewana hai mai ladawa kiunker hua
Shamm-e-mehfil ho k tu jab soz se khaali raha
Tere parwaane bhi is lazzat se be-gaane rahe
Rishta-e-ulfat mein jab in ko piro sakta tha tu
Phir pareshaaN kiyuN teri tasbeeh k daane rahe
Shauq-e-be-parvaa gaya, fikr-e-falak-paimaa gaya
Teri mehfil mein na diwaane na farzaane rahe
Wo jigar-sozi nahi, wo sho’la-aashaami nahi
Faaida phir kya jo gird-e-shamma parwaane rahe
Khair, tu saaqi sahi lekin pilaaye ga kise
Ab na wo mai-kash rahe baaqi, na mai-khaane rahe
Ro rahi hai aaj ik TooTi hui meena usey
Kal talak gardish mein jis saaqi k paimaane rahe
Aaj hain khaamosh wo dasht-e-junooN-parvar, jahaaN
Raqs mein laila rahi, laila k diwaane rahe
Waaye na-kaami, mataa-e-kaarvaaN jaata raha
KaarvaaN k dil se ehsaas-e-zyaaN jaata raha
mumkin hai ke tu jisako samajhataa hai bahaaraaN
auron kii nigaahon mein wo mausam ho KhizaaN kaa
hai sil-silaa ehawaal kaa har lahajaa dagaraguuN
ae saalek-rah fikr na kar suudo-zayaaN kaa
shaayad ke zamiN hai wo kisii aur jahaaN kii
tuu jisako samajhataa hai falak apane jahaaN kaa
uTTho merii duniyaa ke Gariibon ko jagaa do
Khaak-e-umaraa ke dar-o-diivaar hilaa do
garmaao Gulaamon kaa lahuu soz-e-yaqin se
kunjishk-e-phiromaayaa ko shaahiin se laraa do
sultaanii-e-jamahuur kaa aataa hai zamaanaa
jo naqsh-e-kuhan tum ko nazar aaye miTaa do
jis khet se dahaqaaN ko mayassar nahii.n rozii
us Khet ke har Khoshaa-e-gundam ko jalaa do
kyon Khaaliq-o-maKhaluuq mey haayal rahein parde
piiraan-e-kaliisaa ko kaliisaa se haTaa do
main naaKhush-o-bezaar huuN mar_mar ke silon se
mere liye miTTii kaa haram aur banaa do
tahaziib-e-naviin kaar_gah-e-shiishaagaraaN hai
aadaab-e-junuuN shaayar-e-mashriq ko sikhaa do

October 8, 2009 at 8:27 am |
[...] I came across a nice collection of Muhammad Iqbal on this blog. The text was in Roman English and I just tried to Urduify it using the above [...]