Couplet
نہیں ہے ناامید اقبال اپنی کشتِ ویراں سےNahin Hai Na-Umeed Iqbal
by Allama Muhammad Iqbal علامہ محمد اقبال Attributed
نہیں ہے ناامید اقبالؔ اپنی کشتِ ویراں سے
ذرا نم ہو تو یہ مٹی بہت زرخیز ہے ساقی
Nahin hai na-ummeed Iqbal apni kisht-e-veeraan se
Zara nam ho to ye mitti bahut zarkhez hai saaqi
नहीं है ना-उम्मीद 'इक़बाल' अपनी किश्त-ए-वीराँ से
ज़रा नम हो तो ये मिट्टी बहुत ज़रख़ेज़ है साक़ी
- Attribution
- Widely attributed to this poet. Our editors have not yet checked this text against a printed edition, so small variations from published versions are possible.
- Source
- Not yet cited.
- Rights
- Public domain (poet died long ago). The Roman and Hindi transliterations are by Lafzon Ki Dunia.
About the poet
علامہ محمد اقبالAllama Muhammad IqbalMuhammad Iqbal was born in Sialkot and died in Lahore. A poet and philosopher who wrote in Urdu and Persian, he is widely read for his ideas of khudi (selfhood), striving and renewal. His Urdu collections include Bang-e-… Read more