Aasman

yun jo takta hai aasman ko tu koi rahta hai aasman mein kya

uqabi ruh jab bedar hoti hai jawanon mein nazar aati hai un ko apni manzil aasmanon mein allama iqbal uses the “eagle” as a metaphor for courage, freedom, and high resolve. when the youth’s inner self becomes alert and confident, their viewpoint rises above small goals. they recognize a lofty purpose and aim for heights that match their potential. the couplet is a call to awaken inner strength so one’s ambition naturally turns skyward.

kabhi to aasman se chand utre jam ho jae tumhaare nam ki ek khub-surat sham ho jae

ai aasman tere khuda ka nahin hai khauf darte hain ai zamin tere aadmi se hum o heavens i do not fear your god above you know i am afraid o earth, of your human beings below

zamin jab bhi hui karbala hamare liye to aasman se utra khuda hamare liye

jitni batni thi bat chuki ye zamin ab to bas aasman baqi hai

zarra samajh ke yun na mila mujh ko khak mein ai aasman main bhi kabhi aaftab tha

aasman apne iradon mein magan hai lekin aadmi apne khayalat liye phirta hai

darta hun aasman se bijli na gir pade sayyaad ki nigah su-e-ashiyan nahin the speaker trembles at a dramatic danger from above, yet the real menace is elsewhere—or perhaps there is no immediate hunter at all. the contrast shows how anxiety can latch onto grand, distant threats while missing what is actually aimed at us. “lightning” becomes a metaphor for unpredictable fate, and the “hunter” for an expected enemy who, ironically, isn’t looking. the emotional core is helplessness before unseen or misunderstood danger.

hum kisi ko gawah kya karte is khule aasman ke aage

rafaqaton ka meri us ko dhyan kitna tha zamin le li magar aasman chhod gaya

aasman ek sulagta hua sahra hai jahan dhundhta phirta hai khud apna hi saya suraj

agar hai insan ka muqaddar khud apni mitti ka rizq hona to phir zamin par ye aasman ka wajud kis qahr ke liye hai

zamin ki kokh hi zakhmi nahin andheron se hai aasman ke bhi sine pe aaftab ka zakhm

aasman par ja pahunchun allah tera nam likhun

wo so raha hai khuda dur aasmanon mein farishte loriyan gate hain us ke kanon mein

badle hue se lagte hain ab mausamon ke rang padta hai aasman ka saya zamin par

'zafar' zamin-zad the zamin se hi kaam rakkha jo aasmani the aasmanon mein rah gae hain

giregi kal bhi yahi dhup aur yahi shabnam is aasman se nahin aur kuchh utarne ka

taras rahi thin ye aankhen kisi ki surat ko so hum bhi dasht mein aab-e-rawan utha lae

rut badli to zamin ke chehre ka ghaza bhi badla rang magar khud aasman ne badle kaise kaise

hazar raste badle hazar swang rache magar hai raqs mein sar par ek aasman wahi

utthi hain meri khak se aafat sab ki sab nazil hui na koi bala aasman se

meri zamin pe phaila hai aasman-e-adam azal se mere zamane pe ek zamana hai