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Iqbal the great

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Arise in order that we may make the order of the sun’s journey fresh That we may make the burnt out spirit of evening and mornin…

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Iqbal poetry

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My Saki made me drink the wine Of There is no god but He: From the illusive world of sense, This cup divine has set me free. Now I…

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Iqbal poetry

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Set out once more that cup, that wine, ohSakiLet my true place at last be mine, oh Saki!Three centuries Indias wine‐shops have b…

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Iqbal poetry

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Contrary runs our planet, the stars whirl fast,oh Saki!In every atoms heartbeat a Doomsday blast,oh Saki!Torn from Gods congregati…

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Iqbal poetry

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My scattered dust charged with LoveThe shape of heart may take at last:O God, the grief that bowed me thenMay press me down as in …

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Iqbal poetry

Shakir Khattak

By dint of Spring the poppy‐cup,With vintage red is over‐flown:With her advent the hermit tooTemperance to the wind hath throw…

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Gebrial wing

Shakir Khattak

In November, 1933, His Majesty the Leaderof the Faithful the now‐martyred NadirShah Ghazi granted the author permissionto visit …

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