Sir Muhammad Iqbal

This poet of the East stands tall

People were revived by his call

With the dismal present tainted

Their past grandeur he painted

Rich in style; steeped in tradition

Inspiration exudes in lofty rendition

Grandeur in words depth in thought

A treasure of wisdom to us he taught

Mystic, polymath and polyglot

Critical thinking owes him a lot

The fire for freedom he ignited

For his erudition he was knighted

Rumi was his spiritual guide

To Goethe in detail he replied

Mir Hassan taught him so well

And Arnold had no parallel

Khudi was his master stroke

Yoke of slavery with it he broke

Pakistan was his cherished dream

This vision finally reigned supreme 

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