Talib-ilm

tumhein malum hai taimur ki faujen jis waqt

apne dushman pe baDha karti thin

aurten pichhe raha karti thin

aur jo aalim the fazil the un insanon ka jarga sab ke

pichhe pichhe hi chala karta tha

kis liye sab ko rah-e-zist pe har gam baDhane wale

sab se pichhe hi chala karte hain

ilm mein ek hi buniyaadi kami hai warna

ilm har ek zamane mein har ek shai se taraqqi pata

aaj iqbaal ye kahta hai ki aurat hi ka shoala wo jis se yunan

hashr tak ilm-e-falatun se rahega zinda

aaj school mein college mein maqam-e-awwal

auraton ke liye maKHsus kiye jate hain

aaj angrezi paDhi jati hai jughrafiya tariKH har ek ilm yahan

aise ustad sikhata hai ki jaise hum ko

yahi malum nahin hai ki jo aalim the jo fazil the un insanon ka jarga sab se

pichhe pichhe hi baDha karta tha

aurten un se zara aage raha karti thin

aurten aaj bhi aage hi raha karti hain

aurten aaj bhi kahti hain hamare gesu

chahe bikhre hon ki ek juDe mein paband kiye baiThe hon

dekhne walon ki nakaam tamannaon ko

ek hi hath ke paband hua karte hain

wahi ek hath jo talwar ko pahlu mein liye

sab se aage hi chala karta hai

us ko kuchh ilm ki parwah nahin (aurat ki bhi parwah kya hai)

us ko kuchh ilm nahin kaise falatun pal mein

ek sharar ban ke bujha karta hai

samne to hai magar tera munawwar chehra

usi jahil ko nazar aata hai

jo ye kahta hai ki taimur ki faujen jis waqt

apne dushman pe baDha karti thin

aurten pichhe raha karti thin

aur jo aalim the jo fazil the wo ye sochte the

haar kis shaKHs ki hai jit hai kis ki chhoDo

hum bhi kin chhoTi si baaton mein ulajh baiThe hain

chalte chalte mujhe tezi se KHayal aaya hai

tera ye juDa jo khul jae bikhar jae to phir kya hoga

meri tariKH ki teri tariKH

phail kar aaj pe (aur kal pe bhi) chha jaegi

sochne wale ko ek pal mein bata jaegi

aurten pichhe agar hon bhi to aage hi raha karti hain

aur falatun ka chacha hath mein talwar liye aage baDha karta hai

lo wo juDa bhi falatun hi se kuchh kahne laga

aur raste mein use kaun milega taimur

aur wo us se kahega ki yahan kyun aai

ja mere pichhe chali ja ki tere pichhe hamesha har-dam

ilm yun rengte hi rengte baDhta jae

jaise har baat ke pichhe har baat

rengte rengte baDhti hi chali jati hai

aur har ek falatun jo sharar ban ke chamakta hai wo miT jata hai