A Desire (by M.Iqbal)

I want to have the extremes of your Love,
See, how silly am I, wishing for unachievable.
I don’t care if you maltreat me or promise to unveil your beauty,
I just want something unbearable to test my fortitude
Let the God fearing people be dwelling in the paradise,
For, instead I want to be face to face with you.
( I don’t want to go to paradise but want to observe the Divine Beauty)
O fellows, I am here for a few moments, as a gust,
Like morning star I will fade and vanish in a few moments.
I disclosed the secret in public,
I need to be punished for being so rude.

by Sir Muhammad Iqbal

Tere ishq ki intaha chaahata hoon
Meri saadgi dekh kya chaahata hoon
Sitam ho ki ho vaada-e-behijaabi
Koi baat sabr-aazama chaahata hoon
Yeh jannat mubarak rahe zaahidon ko
Ki main aap ka saamna chaahata hoon
Koi dam ka mehaman hoon aye ahal-e-mahfil
Chiraag-e-sahar hoon, bujha chaahata hoon
Bhari bazm mein raaz ki baat kah di
Bada be-adab hoon, saza chaahata hoon.

nisheeth srivastava