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عورت Aurat (Jauhar-e-mard ayan hota hai be-minnat-e-ghair)

Nazm by Allama Muhammad Iqbal علامہ محمد اقبال (1877–1938) · 4 verses

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جوہر مرد عیاں ہوتا ہے بے منت غیر

غیر کے ہاتھ میں ہے جوہر عورت کی نمود

Jauhar-e-mard ayan hota hai be-minnat-e-ghair

Ghair ke hath mein hai jauhar-e-aurat ki numud

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راز ہے اس کے تپ غم کا یہی نکتۂ شوق

آتشیں، لذت تخلیق سے ہے اس کا وجود

Raaz hai is ke tab-e-gham ka yahi nukta-e-shauq

Atishin lazzat-e-takhliq se hai is ka vujud

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کھلتے جاتے ہیں اسی آگ سے اسرار حیات

گرم اسی آگ سے ہے معرکۂ بود و نبود

Khulte jate hain isi aag se asrar-e-hayat

Garm isi aag se hai maarka-e-bud-o-nabud

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میں بھی مظلومی نسواں سے ہوں غم ناک بہت

نہیں ممکن مگر اس عقدۂ مشکل کی کشود!

Main bhi mazlumi-e-nisvan se hun gham-nak bahut

Nahin mumkin magar is uqda-e-mushkil ki kushud!

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Source: Zarb-e-Kalim (1936), section "Aurat" — nazm (the second poem titled "Aurat" in this section)

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About this nazm

The second of Iqbal's poems titled "Woman" in Zarb-e-Kalim: the fire of creation is the secret of her being, and the poet grieves at women's oppression though he sees no easy answer.

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