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THE HUMAN RACE

اردو Urdu5 versesrecitation available

This short poem is an inducement to the human race to be active in the pursuit of the goals and objectives which would elevate their moral and ethical status over and above those of inanimate objects like the narcissus and the juniper. One of such goals is the Longing and the Love of God.

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Recited by Zia Mohiuddin · streamed from iqbal.com.pk (International Iqbal Society)

منظر چمنستاں کے زیبا ہوں کہ نازیبامحروم عمل نرگس مجبور تماشا ہے

Manzar-e-Chamnistan Ke Zaiba Hun Ke Na-ZaibaMehroom-e-Amal Nargis Majboor-e-Tamasha Hai

The sights of the garden may or may not be beautifulThe narcissus, unable to act, forced to watching is!

رفتار کی لذت کا احساس نہیں اس کوفطرت ہی صنوبر کی محروم تمنا ہے

Raftar Ki Lazzat Ka Ehsas Nahin Iss KoFitrat Hi Sanobar Ki Mehroom-e-Tamanna Hai

It does not appreciate the pleasure of movementThe very nature of juniper devoid of longing is!

تسلیم کی خوگر ہے جو چیز ہے دنیا میںانسان کی ہر قوت سرگرم تقاضا ہے

Tasleem Ki Khugar Hai Jo Cheez Hai Dunya MeinInsan Ki Har Quwwat Sargaram-e-Taqaza Hai

Whatever is in the world is accustomed to submissionEvery power of Man busy in pressing for his Longing is!

اس ذرے کو رہتی ہے وسعت کی ہوس ہر دمیہ ذرہ نہیں، شاید سمٹا ہوا صحرا ہے

Iss Zarre Ko Rehti Hai Wussat Ki Hawas Har DamYe Zarra Nahin, Shaid Simta Huwa Sehra Hai

This speck remains incessantly ambitious of expansionNot a speck but perhaps the constricted wilderness he is

چاہے تو بدل ڈالے ہےئت چمنستاں کییہ ہستی دانا ہے، بینا ہے، توانا ہے

Chahe To Badal Dale Haeeyat Chamanistan KiYe Hasti-e-Dana Hai, Beena Hai, Tawana Hai

If he wills he can change the face of the gardenThis entity wise, clear-sighted and powerful is

From Bang-e-Dara (1924) by Allama Muhammad Iqbal · verified text, Iqbal Academy Pakistan

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