Ghazal by Muhammad Iqbal
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By: Allama Muhammad Iqbal, M. Shahid Alam Source: IslamiCity Nov 27, 2007 No Comments
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DigarguN hai jahaN taroN ki gardish tez hai Saqi
from Muhammad Iqbal
translation by M. Shahid Alam
The world changes utterly: the stars spin faster, O Saqi.
In every heart I hear the cry of surrender, O Saqi.
God's journeymen have lost their arts, their certainty.
Whose artifice deceives them, who has this power, O Saqi.
Weak-willed, weak-hearted, dimly they mope about.
Deep is their need for that life-enhancing elixir, O Saqi.
The Muslim lacks the fire that can ignite his heart.
Why is the birth of spirit so hard to deliver, O Saqi.
There rises none like Rumi from the gardens of 'Ajam.
Persia is the same, unchanged her sky and water, O Saqi.
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Iqbal will not walk away from his fields laid waste.
A little dew and sweat will revive its power, O Saqi.
This dervish is privy to the rites, the rigors of power.
His words are rare, he ignites visions of splendor, O Saqi.
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"O People of Gaza! … Forgive Us!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/104599/o-people-of-gaza-forgive-us/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Aadil Farook";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/forgiveness.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"muslim world|/topics/muslim-world";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 25 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 24, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Aadil Farook|/by/aadil-farook";s:5:"theID";i:104599;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:51:"O People of Gaza! O People of Palestine!Forgive us.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"O People of Gaza! … Forgive Us!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
O People of Gaza! … Forgive Us!
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Life’s Essence";s:12:"thePermalink";s:47:"https://www.islamicity.org/78655/lifes-essence/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iStock-521618766-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"human dignity|/topics/human-dignity";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 12 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 28, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:78655;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Allama Iqbal: Bal-e Jibril (Poem 24)
Human intellect resolves issues only with information
But the cure of humanity's ills requires holistic vision
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Life’s Essence
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Bidding Farewell";s:12:"thePermalink";s:51:"https://www.islamicity.org/101274/bidding-farewell/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eid-mubarak-poem-2-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"eid al-fitr|/topics/eid-al-fitr";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 30 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 11, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:101274;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
Bidding farewell to the month of the fast;
taking stock of my devotion.
You want to congratulate me- it sure went fast!
But I’m in no mood for celebration.
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Bidding Farewell
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:19:"Ceasefire, They Say";s:12:"thePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/104122/ceasefire-they-say/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/dove-holding-a-palestinian-flag.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"ceasefire in gaza|/topics/ceasefire-in-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 21 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 21, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:104122;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"They say
It's ceasefire now
You don't need to panic
Or be terribly afraid anymore
Don't have to hold your breath
And run for your life
From flattened North
To down South
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Ceasefire, They Say
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:15:"A Hopeless Case";s:12:"thePermalink";s:48:"https://www.islamicity.org/102030/hopeless-case/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:68:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/genocide.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"genocide|/topics/genocide";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 20, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:102030;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
They sat just ten feet away from me
Three brave, humble warriors
Battle-tested, battle-scarred
Sharing raw, heart-wrenching stories
Stories like how they arrived
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A Hopeless Case
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:13:"Three Ghazals";s:12:"thePermalink";s:48:"https://www.islamicity.org/101972/three-ghazals/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"M. Shahid Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:73:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Three-ghazals.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"quran|/topics/quran";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 12 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 12, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:32:"M. Shahid Alam|/by/m-shahid-alam";s:5:"theID";i:101972;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"*These ghazals were first published in M. Shahid Alam, Yardstick of Life (KDP, March 2024)
I
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Three Ghazals
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He Is Near
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Eyes: The Tragedy of Yazan Kafarneh";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/101507/eyes-the-tragedy-of-yazan-kafarneh/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:67:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eyes-by.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"war on gaza|/topics/war-on-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 29 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 29, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:101507;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"His eyes were pure
Big eyelashes with innocent stare
His eyes gave the look of
Being unsure
If there are still people
Left to care
Care about him
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Eyes: The Tragedy of Yazan Kafarneh
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