(Zarb-e-Kaleem-147) Shair

Shair
Verse

Main Shair Ke Asrar Se Mehram Nahin Lekin
Ye Nukta Hai, Tareekh-e-Umam Jis Ki Hai Tafseel

I do not know the mysteries of poetry.
This point, however, is clear from the nation’s history.

Woh Shair Ke Paigham-e-Hayat-e-Abdi Hai
Ya Naghma-e-Jibreel Hai Ya Bang-e-Sarafeel!

That poetry which is a message of eternal life
Is Gabriel’s song or Israfil’s trumpet‐call.