Tu Rah Naward-e-Shouq Hai Manzil Na Kar Qabool – Allama Iqbal

“Tu Rah Naward-e-Shouq Hai Manzil Na Kar Qabool” is a masterpiece by Allama Muhammad Iqbal. In these verses, Iqbal exhorts the seeker to never settle for a final destination, but to embrace life as a continuous journey of self-discovery and spiritual evolution.

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تو رہ نوردِ شوق ہے منزل نہ کر قبول
لیلیٰ بھی ہم نشیں ہو تو محمل نہ کر قبول

Tu Rah Naward-e-Shouq Hai Manzil Na Kar Qabool
Laila Be Hum Nasheen Ho To Mahmil Na Kar Qabool

You are a traveler on the path of passion; do not accept a destination.
Even if Laila (the beloved) sits with you, do not accept the litter (comfort).

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اے جوئے آب بڑھ کے ہو دریائے تندو تیز
ساحل تجھے عطا ہو تو ساحل نہ کر قبول

Ae Juye Aab Barh Ke Ho Darya-e-Tund-o-Tez
Sahil Tujhe Ata Ho To Sahil Na Kar Qabool

O rivulet! Grow and become a fierce, fast-flowing river;
If the shore is offered to you, do not accept the shore.

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کھویا نہ جا صنم کدۂ کائنات میں
محفل گداز گرمی ٔ محفل نہ کر قبول

Khoya Na Ja Sanam Kada-e-Kainaat Mein
Mehfil Gudaz Garmi-e-Mehfil Na Kar Qabool

Do not get lost in the idol-house of the universe;
Do not accept the melting warmth of its transient gathering.

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صبح ازل یہ مجھ سے کہا جبرئیل نے
جو عقل کا غلام ہو وہ دل نہ کر قبول

Subha-e-Azal Ye Mujh Se Kaha Jibreel Ne
Jo Aql Ka Ghulam Ho Woh Dil Na Kar Qabool

On the morning of eternity, Gabriel said this to me:
Do not accept a heart that is a slave to cold intellect.

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باطل دوئی پسند ہے حق لا شریک ہے
شرکت میانہ ء حق و باطل نہ کر قبول

Baatil Dui Pasand Hai Haq La-Shareek Hai
Shirkat Miyana-e-Haq-o-Baatil Na Kar Qabool

Falsehood loves duality, but Truth is Peerless and One;
Do not accept a compromise between Truth and Falsehood.

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