Kahan Se Tu Ne Ae Iqbal Seekhi Hai Darveshi
Ke Charcha Padshahon Mein Hai, Teri Be-Niazi Ka
O Iqbal! From where did you learn to be such a dervish:
Even among the kings there is talk about your contentment!
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Woh Mard-e-Mujahid Nazar Ata Nahin Mujh Ko
Ho Jis Ke Rag-e-Pay Mein Faqt Masti-e-Kirdar
Alas! my eyes do not behold the holy knight whose fervour high
May cause his blood to seethe and boil in veins that lend such might to thigh.
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Masjid To Bana Di Shab Bhar Mein Iman Ki Hararat Walon Ne
Mann Apna Purana Papi Hai, Barsoun Mein Namazi Ban Na Saka
Though the mosque was built overnight by the believers
Our heart being old sinner for years devout could not be
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Mera Tareeq Ameeri Nahin, Faqeeri Hai
Khudi Na Baich, Ghareebi Mein Naam Paida Kar!
The way of the hermit, not fortune, is mine;
Sell not your soul! In a beggar’s rags shine.
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Zamana Aya Hai Behijabi Ka, Aam Didar-e-Yar Ho Ga
Sakoot Tha Parda Dar Jis Ka, Woh Raaz Ab Ashkar Ho Ga
Era has come for openness, so Beloved’s Sight will be common.
The secret which silence had concealed, will be unveiled now.
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Khudi Ko Kar Buland Itna Ke Har Taqdeer Se Pehle
Khuda Bande Se Khud Puche, Bata Teri Raza Kya Hai
Develop the self so that before every decree
God will ascertain from you: “What is your wish?”
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Pani Pani Kar Gyi Mujh Ko Qalandar Ki Ye Baat
Tu Jhuka Jab Ghair Ke Agay, Na Mann Tera Na Tann
Shame and shame that hermit’s saying pouted on me—you forfeit
Body and soul alike if once you cringe to another’s might!
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Hazaron Saal Nargis Apni Benoori Pe Roti Hai
Bari Mushkil Se Hota Hai Chaman Mein Didahwar Paida
For a thousand years the narcissus has been lamenting its blindness,
With great difficulty the one with true vision is born in the garden.
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Musalman Ke Lahoo Mein Hai, Saliqa Dil Nawazi Ka
Marawwat Husn-E-Alamgeer Hai Mardan-E-Ghazi Ka
Muslims are born with a gift to charm, to persuade;
Brave men—they are endowed with a noble courtesy.
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