Saturday, 9 November 2013

Iqbal’s poetry, beyond doubt, 137th birthday: What Allama Iqbal’s poetry has taught me so far

“Maqsood-e-hunar soz-e-hayat-e-abdi hai

Ye ik nafas ya do nafas, misl-e-sharar kia” -Iqbal

(The real aim of any form of art should be to develop the longing for an ultimate life.

It’s not art if all it does is to spark the feelings for a moment or two and then subside – Iqbal)
Iqbal’s poetry, beyond doubt, goes in line with the above definition of art (hunar). Though I am just beginning to discover Iqbal myself, it is indisputable that his poetry has proven to be a truly

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