Iqbal's Poetry Directed to Allah

Directed to Allah

1. Ghaisoo-e-taabdaar (lustrous hair) ko aur bhi taabdaar (lustrous) kar
Hosh-o-khird shikar kar qalb-o-nazar shikar kar.

[Its implied meaning is that Allah make your signs more & more powerful.
Make my mind & heart your captive such that they are used only for your
purpose.]

2. Ishq bhi ho hijaab mein husn bhi ho hijaab mein
Ya tu khud aashkaar (visible) ho ya mujh ko aashkar kar

[My origination is also unseen (unknown) and you are also unseen.
Either you make yourself visible or make my purpose of origination clear.]

3. Baag-e-bahisht se mujhe hukm-e-safar diya tha kyon
Kaar-e-jahaaN daraz hai ab mera intezaar kar

[Why did you ask me to leave the garden of paradise. Now, I am so busy with the
activities of this world, that I am not willing to come back to you.]

4. Roz-e-hisaab jab mera pesh ho daftar-e-amal
Aap bhi sharmsaar ho, mujh ko bhi sharmsaar kar

[When my book of deeds is bought in the open on the day of judgement, it will bring
shame to both you and me.]

Hasrat Mohani and Love for Prophet Peace be Upon Him

khayāl e ghayr ko dil sey miTā do yā RasūlAllāh
khirad ko apna dīwānā banā do yā RasūlAllāh

Bedouin and the Prophet

A bedouin came to the holy prophet Muhammad (s) and asked him some questions.

Bedouin: I wish to be the richest person in the world.

Prophet: Be content and you will be the richest person in the world.

Bedouin: I would like to be the most learned of people.

Prophet: Fear Allah and you will be the most learned of people.

Bedouin: I would like to be the most just of people.

Prophet: Desire for others what you would like for yourself and you would be the most just of people.

Bedouin: I would like to be the best of people.

Prophet: Be good to others and you will be the best of people.

Bedouin: I would like to be the most honorable of people.

Prophet: If you do not complain to any fellow humans you will be the most honorable of people.

Bedouin: I wish to be safe from Allah's Wrath on the Day of Judgment.

Prophet: If you do not lose your temper with any of your fellow humans, you will be safe from Allah's wrath on the Day of Judgment.

Bedouin: What are the worst evils in the sight of Allah?

Prophet: Hot temper and miserliness (i.e. selfishness with money).

Courtesy : http://www.geocities.com/ahlulbayt14/SayingsProphet.html

Importance of Knowledge

"He who indulges in a task without proper knowledge will deteriorate rather than improve the case"
Holy Prophet Peace be Upon Him

Seize the day, seize the hour

So many deeds cry out to be done, And always urgently;
The world rolls on, Time presses.
Ten thousand years are too long, Seize the day, seize the hour!
Mao Tse-Tung 1963.