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Some biography about Iqbal from Wikipedia..

Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Urdu: محمد اقبال) born (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938) was a Muslim poet, philosopher and politician born in Sialkot, British India (now in Pakistan), whose poetry in Urdu and Persian is among the greatest of the modern era, and whose vision of an independent state for the Muslims of British India was to inspire the creation of Pakistan. He is commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal (علامہ اقبال‎, Allama lit. Scholar.)

After studying in England and Germany, Iqbal established a law practice, but concentrated primarily on writing scholarly works on politics, economics, history, philosophy and religion. He is best known for his poetic works, including Asrar-e-Khudi—which brought a knighthood— Rumuz-e-Bekhudi, and the Bang-e-Dara, with its enduring patriotic song Tarana-e-Hind. In Afghanistan and Iran, where he is known as Iqbāl-e Lāhorī (اقبال لاهوری‎ Iqbal of Lahore), he is highly regarded for his Persian works.

Iqbal Died on April 21st, 1938 in Lahore.

And Now His Poetry.

Lab Pe Aatii Hai Duaa Banake Tamannaa Merii
Zindagii Shammaa Kii Surat Ho Khudaayaa Merii


Duur Duniyaa Kaa Mere Dam A.Ndheraa No Jaaye
Har Jagah Mere Chamakane Se Ujaalaa Ho Jaaye

Ho Mere Dam Se Yuu.N Hii Mere Watan Kii Ziinat
Jis Tarah Phuul Se Hotii Hai Chaman Kii Ziinat

Zindagii Ho Merii Parawaane Kii Surat Yaa Rab
Ilm Kii Shammaa Se Ho Mujhako Mohabbat Yaa Rab


Ho Meraa Kaam Gariibo.N Kii Himaayat Karanaa
Dard-Ma.Ndo.N Se Zaiifo.N Se Mohabbat Karanaa

Mere Allaah Buraaii Se Bachaanaa Mujhako
Nek Jo Raah Ho Us Raah Pe Chalaanaa Mujhako

Shikwa In Urdu

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Shikwa:

Why Should I Abet The Loss, Why Forget The Gain,
Why Forfiet The Future, Bemoan The Past In Vain?

Hear The Wail Of Nightingal, And Remain Unstirred,
Am I A Flower Insensate That Will Not Say A Word?

The Power Of Speech Emboldens Me To Speak Out My Heart,
I'll Sure Be Damned, I Know, If Fault My God.

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Hear, O Lord, From The Faithful Ones This Sad Lament,
From Those Used To Hymn A Praise, A Word Of Discontent.

Enternally Were You Present, Lord, Eternally Omniscent,
The Flower Hung Upon The Tree, But Without Incense.

Be Thou Fair, Tell Us True, O Fountsinhead Of Grace,
How Could The Scent Spread Withoutthe Breeze Apace?

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The World Presented A Queer Sight Ere We Took The Stage,
Stones And Plants In Your Stead Were Worshipped In That Age.

Man, Being Inured To Senses, Couldn't Accept A Thing Unseen,
How Could A Formless God Impress His Senses Keen?

Tell Me, Lord, If Anyone Ever Invoked Thy Name,
The Strength Of Muslim Arm Alone Restored Thy Fame.

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There Was No Dearth Of Peoples On This Earth Before,
Turkish Tribes And Persian Clans Lived In Days Of Yore;

The Greeks And The Chinese Both Bred And Throve,
Christians As Well As The Jews On This Planet Roved.

But Who In Thy Holy Name Raised His Valiant Sword,
Who Set The Things Right, Resolved The Rigmarole?

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We Were The Warrior Bands Battling For Thy Cause,
Now On Land, Now On Water, We The Crusades Fought.

Now In Europe's Synods Did We Loudly Pray,
Now In African Deserts Made A Bold Foray.

Not For Territorial Greed Did We Wield The Sword,
Not For Pelf And Power Did We Suffer The Blows.

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Had We Been Temped By The Greed Of Glittering Gold,
Instead Of Breaking Idols, Would Have Idols Sold.

We Impressed On Every Heart The Oneness Of Our Mighty Lord,
Even Under The Threat Of Sword, Bold And Clever Was Our Call.

Who Conquered, Tell Us Thou, The Fearful Khyber Pass?
Who Vanquished The Imperial Rome, Who Made It Fall?

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Who Broke The Idols Of The Primitive Folks?
Who Fought The Kafirs, Massacred Their Hordes?

If The Prayer Time Arrived Right Amid The War,
With Their Faces Turned To Kaaba, Knelt Down The Brave Hejaz.

Mahmud And Ayaz Stood Together In The Same Flank,
The Ruler And The Ruled Forget The Difference In Their Rank.

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The Rich And Poor, Lord And Slave, All Were Levelled Down,
All Became Brethern In Love, With Thy Grace Crowned.

We Roamed The World Through, Visited Every Place,
Did Our Rounds Like The Cup, Serving Sacred Ale.

Forget About The Forests, We Spared Not The Seas,
Into The Dark, Unfathomed Ocean, We Pushed Our Steeds.

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We Removed Falsehood From The Earth's Face,
We Broke The Shackles Of The Human Race.

We Reclaimed Your Kaaba With Our Kneeling Brows,
We Pressed The Sacred Quran To Our Heart And Soul.

Even Then You Grumble, We Are False, Untrue,
If You Call Us Faithless, Tell Us What Are You?

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You Reserve Your Favours For Men Of Other Shades,
While You Hurl Your Bolts On The Muslim Race.

This Is Not Our Complaint That Such Alone Are Blesse,
Who Do Not Know The Etiquette, Nor Even Can Converse.

The Tragedy Is While Kafirs Are With Houries Actually Blest,
On Vague Hopes Of Houries In Heaven The Muslim Race Is Made To Rest!

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Poverty, Taunts, Ignominy Stare Us In The Face,
Is Humiliation The Sole Reward Of Our Suffering Race?

To Perpetuate Thy Name Is Our Sole Concern,
Deprived Of The Saqi's Aid Can The Cup Revolve And Turn?

Gone Is Your Assemblage, Off Your Lovers Have Sailed,
The Midnight Sights Are No More Heard, Nor The Morning Wails;

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They Pledged Their Hearts To You, What Is Their Return?
Hardly Had They Stepped Inside, When They Were Externed.

Thy Lovers Came And Went Away, Fed On Hopes Of Future Grace,
Search Them Now With The Lamp Of Your Glowing Face.

Unassuaged Is Laila's Ache, Unquenched Is Qais's Thirst,
In The Wilderness Of Nejd, The Wild Deer Are Still Berserk.

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The Same Passion Thrills The Hearts, Enchanting Still Is Beauty's Gaze,
You Are The Same As Before, Same Too Is The Prophet's Race.

Why Then This Indifference, Without A Cause Or Fault?
Why With Your Threatening Looks Dost Thou Break Our Heart?

Accepted That The Flame Of Love Burneth Low And Dim,
We Do Not, As In Your, Dance Attendance On Your Whims;

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But You Too, Pardon Us, Possess A Coquettish Heart,
Now On Us, Now On Others, Alight Your Amorous Darts.

The Spring Has Now Taken Leave, Broken Lies The Lyre String,
The Birds That Chirped Among The Leaves Have Also Taken Wing;

A Single Nightingale Is Left Singing On The Tree,
A Flood Of Song In Her Breast Is Longing For Release.

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From Atop The Firs And Pines The Doves Have Flown Away,
The Floral Petals Lie Scattered All Along The Way.

Desolate Lie The Garden Paths, Once Dressed And Neat,
Leafless Hang The Branches On The Naked Trees.

The Nightingale Is Unconcerned With The Season's Range,
Would That Someone In The Grove Appreciates Her Wail.

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May The Nightingale's Wail Pierce The Listeners' Hearts,
May The Clinking Caravan Awaken Slumbering Thoughts!

Let The Hearts Pledge Anew Their Faith To You, O Lord,
Let's Re-Charge Our Cups From The Taverns Of The Past.

Through I Hold A Persian Cup, The Wine Is Purehejaz,
Thought I Sing An Indian Song, The Turn Is Of The Arabian Cast.

==============Jiwab E Shikwa=================



The Word Springing From The Heart Surely Carries Weight,
Though Notendowed With Wings, It Yet Can Fly In Space.

Pureand Spiritual In Its Essence, It Pegs Its Gaze On High,
Rising From The Lowly Dust, Grazes Past The Skies.

Keen, Defiant, And Querulous Was My Passion Crazed,
It Pierced Through The Skies, My Audacious Wail.
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"Someone Is There," Thus Spoke The Heaven's Warder Old,
The Planets Said, "From Above Proceeds This Voice So Bold."

"No, No," The Moon Said," "Tis Someone On The Earth Below,"
Butted In The Milky Way: "The Voice Is Hereabouts, I Trow."

Ruzwan Alone, If At All, Understood Aright,
He Knew It Was The Man, From Heaven Once Exiled. _________________________________________________



Even The Angles Wondered Who Raised This Cry,
All The Celestial Denizens Looked About Surprised.

Does Man Possess The Might To Scale Empyreal Heights?
Has This Mere Pinch Of Dust Learnt The Knack To Fly?

What Are These Earthly Folks? Careless Of All Respect,
How Bold And Impudent, The Lowly Dwellers Of The Earth! _________________________________________________



Extremely Rude And Insolent, Cross Even With God,
Is It The Same Adam Whom Angels Once Did Laud?

Steeped In Bliss, Man Is Of Wisdom's Lore Possessed,
Nonetheless, He's Alien To Humility's Sterling Worth.

Man Feels Proud Of The Power Of His Speech,
But The Fool Doesn'tknow How And What To Speak. ________________________________________________


You Narrate A Woeful Tale, Thus The Voice Arose,
Your Heart Is Boiling Overwith Tears Uncontrolled.

You Have Delivered Your Plaint With Perfect Skill And Art,
You Have Brought The Humans In Contact With God.

We Are Inclined To Grant, But None Deserves Our Grace,
None Treads The Righteous Path, Whom To Show The Way? _________________________________________________


Our School Is Open To All, But Talent There Is None,
Where Is That Soil Fertile To Breed The Human Gems?

We Reward The Deserving Folks With Splendid Meed,
We Grant Newer Worlds To Those Who Strive And Seek.

Arms Have Been Drained Of Strength, Hearts Have Gone Astray,
The Muslim Race Is A Blot On The Prophet's Face. _________________________________________________



Idol-Breakers Have Left The Scene, Idol-Makers Remain,
Aazar Has Inheritedabraham's Glorious Name.

Wine, Flask,And Drinkers-All Arenew And Changed,
A Differentkaaba, Different Idols Now Your Worship Claim.

Therewas A Time When You Were Respected Far And Wide,
Once This Desert Bloom Was The Season's Wealth And Pride. _________________________________________________



Every Muslim Then Was A Lover Profound Of God,
Your Sole Beloved Once Was The All-Embracing Lord.

Who Removed Falsehood From The Earth's Face?
Who Broke The Shackles Of The Human Race?

Who Reclaimed Our Kaaba With Their Kneeling Brows?
Who Presses The Sacred Quran To Their Heart And Soul? _________________________________________________


True, They Were Your Forbears, But What Are You, I Say?
Idle Sitting, Statue-Like You Dream Away Your Days.

What Did You Say? Muslims Are With Hopes Of Houries Consoled,
Even If Your Plaint Is False, Your Words Should Be Controlled.

Justice Is The Law Supreme, Operative On This Globe,
Muslims Can't Expect The Houries, If They Follow The Kafir's Code. ______________________________________________



None Of You Is,Infact,Deservingof The"Hoor",
A Moses Is But Hard To Fin,Burneth Still The Tur.

Common To The Race Entire Is Their Gain Or Loss,
Common Is Their Faith And Creed, Common Too The Rasul Of God;

One Kaaba, One Allah, And One Quran Inspire Their Heart,
Why Can't The Muslims Then Behave Like A Single Lot? ______________________________________________



Cast, Creed And Factions Have Disjointed This Race,
Is This Way To Forge Ahead, To Flourish In The Present Age?

It's The Poor Who Visit The Mosque, Join The Kneeling Rows,
The Poor Alone Observe The Fasts, Practise Self-Control.

If Someone Repeats Our Name, It's The Poor Again,
The Devout Poor Hide Your Sins, Preserve Your Vaunted Name. ____________________________________________



Drunk With The Wine Of Wealth, The Rich Are Unconcerned With God,
The Muslim Race Owes Its Life To The Poor, Indigent Lot.

"Muslims Have Vanished From Earth," This Is What We Hear,
But We Ask, " Were The Muslims Ever The Jewish Sects.

You Are Nisars By Your Looks, But Hindus By Conduct,
Your Culture Puts To Shame Even The Jewish Sects. ______________________________________________



If The Son Is Alien To His Learned Father's Traits,
How Can He Then Claim His Father's Heritage?

All Of You Love To Lead A Soft, Luxurious Life,
Are You A Muslim Indeed? Is This The Muslim Style?

All Of You Desire To Be Invested With The Crown,
You Should First Produce A Heart Worthy Of Renown. _______________________________________________




The New Age Is The Lighting Blast, It Will Set Your Barns On Fire,
It Can't Produce In Groves Or Deserts The Old Sinai's Burning Spire.

The New Fire Consumes For Fuel The Blood Of Nations Old,
The Clothes Of The Prophet's Race Are Incinerated In Its Folds.

Don't Be Depressed, Gardener, By The Present Scene,
The Starry Buds Are About To Burst With A Brilliant Sheen. _______________________________________________



The Garden Will Soon Be Rid Of Its Thorns And Weeds,
The Martyr's Blood Will Bring To Bloom All The Dormant Seeds.

Mark How The Sky Reflects Its Orange Purple Hues,
The Rising Sun Will Flush The Sky With Its Rays Anew.

Islamic Tree Exemplifies Cultivation Long And Hard,
A Fruit Of Arduous Gardening Over Centuries Past. ____________________________________________



Your Caraven Needn't Fear The Perils Of The Path,
But For The Call Ofbells You Own No Wealth At All.

You Are The Plant Of Light, The Burning Wick That Never Fails,
With The Power Of Your Thought You Can Incinerate The Veil.

We'll Love You As Our Own, If You Follow The Prophet's Ways,
The World Is But A Paltry Thing, You'll Command The Pen And Page.

Jawab E Shikwa IN Urdu

here allama iqbal first shair::

٭٭موتی سمجھ کے شان کریمی نے چن لیا
قطرے جو تھے مبرے عرق انفعال کے ٭٭

kabhii ai haqiiqat-e-mu.ntazir nazar aa libaas-e-majaaz me.n
ke hazaaro.n sajde ta.Dap rahe hai.n terii jabiin-e-niyaaz me.n

tarab aashanaa-e-Kharosh ho tuu navaa hai maharam-e-gosh ho
vo suruur kyaa ke chhaayaa huaa ho sukuut-e-pardaa-o-saaz me.n

tuu bachaa bachaa ke na rakh ise teraa aa_iinaa hai vo aa_iinaa
ke shikastaa ho to aziiz tar hai nigaah-e-aa_iinaa-saaz me.n

dam-e-tauf kar mak-e-shammaa na ye kahaa ke vo asr-e-kohan
na terii hikaayat-e-soz me.n na merii hadiis-e-gudaaz me.n

na kahii.n jahaa.N me.n aman milii jo aman milii to kahaa.N milii
mere jurm-e-KhaanaaKharaab ko tere azo-e-ba.ndaa-navaaz me.n

na vo ishq me.n rahii.n garmiyaa.N na vo husn me.n rahii.n shoKhiyaa.N
na vo Gazanavii me.n ta.Dap rahii na vo Kham hai zulf-e-ayaaz me.n

jo mai.n sar-ba-sajdaa kabhii huaa to zamii.n se aane lagii sadaa
teraa dil to hai sanam-aashanaaa tujhe kyaa milegaa namaaz me.n

aata hai yaad mujhko guzraa huaa zamaanaa
vo baaG kii bahaarein vo sab ka chah-chahana


aazadiyaa.N kahaa.N vo ab apne gho.Nsale kii
apani Khushi se aana apani Khushi se jaanaa


lagtii ho choT dil par, aataa hai yaad jis dam
shabnam ke aa.Nsuuo.n par kaliyo.n kaa muskurana


vo pyaarii pyaarii surat, vo kaamiinii sii muurat
aabaad jis ke dam se thaa meraa aashiyaanaa

Amal se zindagi banti hai, jannat b jahanum b
yeh khaaki apni fitrat mein na noori hai na naari hai

paani paani kr gayi mujhko qalandar ki woh baat
tu jhuka jo ghair k agay na tan tera na man tera...

jo main sar basajda hua kahin
tu zameen se anay lagi sada
tera dil tu hai sanam aashna
tujhe kya milega namaz mein...

Jahan Rooza-e-Pak-e-Khairul Wara Hain
woh jannat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai
kahan main kahan yeh madinay ki galiyaan
yeh kismat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai
Jahan Rooza-e-Pak-e-Khairul Wara Hain
woh jannat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai
kahan main kahan yeh madinay ki galiyaan
yeh kismat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai

Mohammad ki azmat ko kaya pouchtay ho
keh woh sahib-e-Kaaba koosain tehray
Mohammad ki azmat ko kaya pouchtay ho
keh woh sahib-e-Kaaba koosain tehray
bashar ki sar-e-arsh mehmaan navazi
yeh azamat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai
bashar ki sar-e-arsh mehmaan navazi
yeh azamat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai

jo aasi ko kamli mein apni chupa le
jo dushman ko bhi zakhm khaa k dua de
jo aasi ko kamli mein apni chupa le
jo dushman ko bhi zakhm khaa k dua de
usse aur kaya naam de ga zamana
woh rehmat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai
usse aur kaya naam de ga zamana
woh rehmat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai

qayamat ka ik din muayin hai laikin
humaray liyai har nafs hai qayamat
qayamat ka ik din muayin hai laikin
humaray liyai har nafs hai qayamat
madinay se hum jaan nisaarun ki doori
qayamat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai
madinay se hum jaan nisaarun ki doori
qayamat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai

tum Iqbal yeh naat keh tu rahay ho
magar yeh bhi soucha k kaya kar rahay ho
tum Iqbal yeh naat keh tu rahay ho
magar yeh bhi soucha k kaya kar rahay ho
kahan tum kahan madhay mamdohay yazdaan
yeh jurat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai
kahan tum kahan madhay mamdohay yazdaan
yeh jurat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai

Jahan Rooza-e-Pak-e-Khairul Wara Hain
woh jannat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai
kahan main kahan yeh madinay ki galiyaan
yeh kismat nahin hai tu phir aur kaya hai