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<\/p>\nAllama Muhammad Iqbal <\/b>(1877-1938) was one of the greatest poet-philosophers of the 20th century. Iqbal was born in Sialkot in 1877 to a family that traced its roots to Sapru brahmins of Kashmir. <\/p>\n
Iqbal is revered as the Shair-e-Mashriq<\/i> (Poet of the East) in the subcontinent. He was knighted by King George V<\/b> for his massive literary achievements in Urdu and Persian in 1922 and gained the title of Sir Muhammad Iqbal<\/b>. <\/p>\n
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Annemarie Schimmel<\/b> (Gabriel's Wing<\/i>) described Iqbal as a "universalist poet<\/b>" who strove to span a literary and philosophical bridge between the East and the West.<\/p>\n
The central theme of Iqbal's poetic philosophy is the concept of 'Khudi<\/b>' – a synergestic amalgam of self-realization and decisive action.<\/p>\n
The Falcon<\/b> or Shaheen<\/i> is a familiar motif in Iqbal\u2019s poetry, especially in exhortative verses intended to inspire muslim youth.<\/p>\n
Here are a few of Iqbal\u2019s well-known Shaheen verses, popular enough that even I can quote them when the occasion demands.
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\nTu Shaheen Hai, Parwaz Hai Kaam Tera
\nTere Samne Asman Aur Bhi Hain<\/i>
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One verse used to grace the header of this blog.
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\nShaheen Kabhi Parwaz Se Thak Kar Nahin Girta<\/i>
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\nNahin Tera Nasheman Qasr-e-Sultani Ke Gumbad Par
\nTu Shaheen Hai, Basera Kar Paharon Ki Chataanon Mein <\/i>
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\nParwaz Hai Dono Ki Isi Ek Fiza Mein
\nKargas Ka Jahan Aur Hai, Shaheen Ka Jahan Aur<\/i>
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\nJhapatna, Palatna, Palat Kar Jhapatna
\nLahoo Garam Rakhne Ka Hai Ek Bahana
\nParindon Ki Duniya Ka Darvesh Hoon Main
\nKe Shaheen Banata Nahin Ashiyana<\/i>
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This is probably my first post that features Allama Muhammad Iqbal even though Iqbal<\/b> and Ghalib<\/b> were conversationally quoted at my naanihal. <\/p>\n
Faiz<\/b> and the rest I sought out on my own later in life.<\/p>\n
Der Ayad Durust Ayad !<\/i><\/p>\n
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Bonus<\/b>: Enjoy the Shaheen<\/i>-themed verses in this spirited performance<\/a> of Iqbal's 'Sitaron Se Aage<\/i><\/a>' by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) was one of the greatest poet-philosophers of the 20th century. Iqbal was born in Sialkot in 1877 to a family that traced its roots to Sapru brahmins of Kashmir. Iqbal is revered as the Shair-e-Mashriq (Poet of the East) in the subcontinent. He was knighted by King George V for his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-poetry","category-translation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1928,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions\/1928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirnetwork.com\/justju\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}