Through the sight of my heart I have seen Pakistan

 

I’m the Melody of Chitral

I’m the Reed-flute of Hunza

I’m the ecstatic Rabab of Khyber

I’m the Attan of Pakhtuns

I’m the Martial Dance of Khattaks

I’m Bulleh Shah’s Kaafis

I’m Warish Shah’s romantic stories

I’m Sassi Punnu, Heer Ranjha and Sohni Mahiwaal

I’m the Bhangra of Punjab, the Dhamaal of Sindh

I’m Arif Lohar’s Jugni

I’m Anwar Masood’s Ambri

I’m Abida Parveen’s Ishq

I’m the Qahwa (green tea) of Qissa khawani bazar

I’m the Glitterati of Anar Kali bazar

I’m the rangrez of Meena bazar
I’m the historic Maizan Chowk
I’m the Fairies of Hindu Khush

I’m the Saif ul Malook Jheel

I’m the homeland of 164 valleys
I’m the fifth largest copper resource

I’m the one with Precious gemstones

I’m the one with largest Mountain ranges

I’m the depth of Arabian Sea

I’m Height of Hindu Kush

I’m the pride of Pakhtun mountains

I’m the romance of Punjabi fields

I’m the mysticism of Sindhi plains

I’m the resilience of Balochi deserts
I’m the ancient culture of Indus

I’m the  heritage of Gandhara

I’m the passion of Jinnah

I’m the dream of Iqbal

I’m the wish of  Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan

I’m the effort of Sir Agha Khan

I’m the fist of Liaqat Ali khan

I’m the pride of Abdus Salam

I’m the mirth of Lalik Jan

I’m the wrath of Karnal Sher Khan

I’m the voice of right

I’m the hope of light

I’m PAKISTAN

Today I turn 65

I may seem tattered down,
But my spirit refuses to die

My hands may be empty

But my heart is full of hope
I was, am and will be,

the Sohni Dharti of my children

For I’m the beat of their hearts.

– Nooru

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This is my all time favorite Kalam by Iqbal to share:-

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