Dr Muhammad Iqbal, known as Allama Iqbal, poet of Islam and national poet of Pakistan, when shared his complaints against God, it was scandalized that he accused God of having ceased to bestow His grace on the Muslims and God should be "accused of injustice". As the matter of fact, he did not share the "complaint" nor did he accused God. The complaints written by him merely represented the feeling of his generation. He published "answer to the complaints" in which he tells Muslims that God is not unjust to them but that they are unjust to themselves. He shows them that their fatalism is mere self-deception, a screen wherewith to hide their own short-comings. He remainds them that if they will be true to their great heritage, the Quran, "their effort is their Fate"I have chosen some of the answers, which were translated into English by Altaf Hussain in 1942, to share with you.1) To pray to me at break of dayYou now an ordeal day deem,Your morning slumber sweeter far----Yet you would faithful seem!The hardships of the fast opressYour natures----now grown free;Such are your ways and you still wouldProtest your love for me!Unto a nation Faith is Life,You lost your Faith and fell,When gravitation fails, must ceaseConcourse celestial.2) Tis said: "The Muslims quit this world,Their days are on the wane"The Muslims died out long ago;Such a lament is vain.From Christians you have learnt your style,Your culture from Hindoos;How can a race as Muslims passWho shame even the Jews?You are known as Syed, and Mughal,You call yourself Pathan;But can you truly claim as wellThe name of Mussalman?3) Who now forgetfully neglectMy Rasool's Law sublime?And whose lives write them clearly downAs servers of the time?To whom now other customs seemFar nobler than their own?By whom your great forefathers' waysOnce followed, are forsworn ?Your hearts are now of longing void,Your souls now know no zeal,You heed no more that message greatWhich Muhammad did reveal.4) The love of ease, like fumes of wine,Make sots of you today,How dare you pass as Mussalmans?That is not Islam's way?Nor Osman's treasure-chest you own,Nor Ali's empty bowl,With spirits of such great forbears,What kinship has your soul?The honoured of their times, they lived,For theirs was true Iman,You live disgraced, as having leftThe paths of Al-Quran.(Osman: The third Caliph who was said to be the richest among companions of the Prophet. He gave away all his wealth for the cause of Islam.Ali: The last Caliph, known for his austerity and simplicity. )
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Arif bhai good effort .Allah give hidyat (guidance ) to All human being
You're right. I enjoyed reading it English too, but not as much as in Urdu.
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