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بلند بال تھا، لیکن نہ تھا جسور و غیور
حکیم سرِّ محبت سے بے نصیب رہا
Buland-baal tha, lekin na tha jasur o ghayur
Hakim sirr-e-mohabbat se be-nasib raha
پھرا فضاؤں میں کرگس اگرچہ شاہیں وار
شکارِ زندہ کی لذت سے بے نصیب رہا
Phira fazaon mein kargas agarche shahin-var
Shikar-e-zinda ki lazzat se be-nasib raha
Source: Bal-e-Jibril (1935) — nazm
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Two couplets on the philosopher: he flew high but had no daring or pride, so the sage never learned the secret of love. Like a vulture circling the sky as if it were a falcon, he never knew the joy of hunting live prey.
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