علامہ اقبال

English rendering

Aye ahl-e-nazar zauq-e-nazar khoob hai lekin Jo shai ki haqeeqat ko na dekhe woh nazar kya! Maqsood-e-hunar soz-e-hayaat-e-abadi hai Yeh ek nafas ya do nafas misl-e-sharar kya! Jis se dil darya mutlatim nahi'n hota Aye qatra-e-nais'aa'n woh sadaf kya woh guhar kya! Shaair ki nawa ho ke mughanni ka nafas ho Jis se chaman afsurda ho woh baad-e-sahar kya! Be moajza duniya mei'n ubharti nahi'n qaumei'n Jo zarb-e-kaleemi, nahi'n rakhta woh hunar kya!