The Heart and soul of iqbal

Shaheen The Eagle I have turned away from that place on earth, Where sustenance is the name of grain and water The solitude of the wilderness would please me rather,…

The splendor of a monarch is worthless for the free and bold: What worth is the grandeur of a king, whose riches rest on borrowed gold? You have hope with…

The Flower O flower! Why show solicitude for the nightingale's wounded heart, Let the tears of your dress be darned first If you long for respect in the this garden…

The Reality of Beauty Beauty asked God one day, the question 'Why did you not make me in the world perpetual?' Came the answer; World is an abode of imagery,…

These victorious warriors, The wonderful men of yours,  Whom you have granted the taste of self-sufficiency Who cleave rivers and woods in twain, Whose terror turns mountains into dust; Makes…

A VOICE FROM BEYOND There comes a voice at the dawn from empyrean: How did the jewel of your intellect get lost? How did your incisive lancet of enquiry lost…

The Intellect & The Heart One day reason said to the heart: I am a guide for those who are lost. I live on earth, but I roam the skies-…

Those who pounced upon with the eaglish splendor, were found wingless without plumage. The stars of evening sank in the blood of the sunset but rose again. Those who masterly…