ISLAMABAD: The 148th birth anniversary of poet and philosopher Dr Allama Iqbal is being observed Saturday (9th November, 2025) across the country.
Allama Iqbal is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is reckoned as the one who visualized (dreamt) of a country for Muslims. He was not only a poet, philosopher, and politician, but also an academic, barrister and scholar.
Allama Iqbal is considered as one of the most important figures who had penned literature both in Urdu and Persian languages. Speaking exclusively to NPTV Dr. Seyyedah Fatemeh Zulghadr representative of Tehran in Iran Assembly (who is also member Cultural Commission’s Board of Directors) held: “Iqbal is very famous and Iranians believe that Allama Iqbal is for the Iranians by the heart.
“Because as you know he was a Persian speaker and poet and he has much influence in the Farsi literature and many of the Iranians love Allama Iqbal”. Former envoy of Iran to Pakistan Mehdi Honardost stated that Allama Iqbal was the greatest intellectual, reformer, and philosopher who taught Muslim Ummah the importance of unity and self-esteem.
Heidelberg (Germany): Allama Iqbal has spent six months here. The city harbours a street called Iqbal Ufer, named after him.Inspired by charm of the ville, Iqbal had penned Aik Sham.
Works: The first anthology of Allama Iqbal Asrar-e-Khudi, appeared in the Persian language in 1915, followed by Rumuz-i-Bekhudi, Payam-i-Mashriq and Zabur-i-Ajam. His best known Urdu works are Bang-e-Dara, Bal-e-Jibril, Zarb-e-Kalim and a part of Armughan-e-Hijaz.
Shikwaa [The Complaint]
Why should I be destructive and remain reckless of betterment?
Think not of the future, remain occupied in today’s problems?
Should I hear nightingale’s wails, and remain completely silent?
O companion! Am I some flower so that I may remain silent
The strength of my poetry is encouraging to me
Woe be to me! My remonstrance is against God!
It is true that we are famous in the methods of obeisance
But we are relating our story of pain out of compulsion
Though a silent orchestra, we are full of complaint
If the wailing comes to lips we are excusable
O God! Listen to the remonstrance also from the faithful
Listen to some complaint also from the one accustomed to praise you
Though Thy Eternal Essence had existed since eternity
The flower existed in the garden but fragrance had not dispersed
Justice is a condition, O Lord of Universal Benevolence
How could flower’s fragrance spread if zephyr did not exist?
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