Hazaar Khauf Ho Lekin Zabaan Ho Dil Ki Rafeeq

A ghazal by Allama Iqbal on courage, faith, and the companionship of the heart's voice.

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Hazār ho lekin zabāñ ho dil kī
Yahī rahā hai se kā tarīq

Hujūm kyuuñ hai ziyāda sharāb-ḳhāne meñ
Faqat ye baat ki pīr-e-muġhāñ hai mard-e-ḳhalīq

Ilāj-e-zof-e-yaqīñ in se ho nahīñ saktā
Ġharīb agarche haiñ 'rāzī' ke nukta-hā-e-daqīq

Murīd-e-sāda to ro ro ke ho gayā taa.ib
Ḳhudā kare ki mile shaiḳh ko bhī ye taufīq

Usī tilism-e-kuhan meñ asiir hai aadam
Baġhal meñ us kī haiñ ab tak butān-e-ahd-e-atīq

Mire liye to hai iqrār-e-bil-lisāñ bhī bahut
Hazār shukr ki mullā haiñ sāhib-e-tasdīq

Agar ho to hai kufr bhī musalmānī
Na ho to mard-e-musalmāñ bhī kāfir o zindīq

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