ye ilm ka sauda ye risale ye kitaben ik shakhs ki yadon ko bhulane ke liye hain

mazhabi bahs main ne ki hi nahin faltu aql mujh men thi hi nahin

from sectarian debate refrained for i was not so scatter-brained

ilm ki ibtida hai hangama ilm ki intiha hai khamoshi

yahi jaana ki kuchh na jaana haae so bhi ik umr men hua maalum

the couplet compresses the bitter irony of learning: after long striving, the speaker’s final “knowledge” is the discovery of his own ignorance. the sigh “alas” adds grief at wasted confidence and years. time becomes a metaphor for life’s slow lessons, where certainty fades into humility. the emotional core is a quiet, existential disappointment that turns into self-awareness.

adab taalim ka jauhar hai zevar hai javani ka vahi shagird hain jo khidmat-e-ustad karte hain

aql kahti hai dobara azmana jahl hai dil ye kahta hai fareb-e-dost khate jaiye

lafz o manzar men maani ko tatola na karo hosh vaale ho to har baat ko samjha na karo

adamiyyat aur shai hai ilm hai kuchh aur shai kitna tote ko padhaya par vo haivan hi raha

zauq distinguishes between accumulating information (knowledge) and possessing moral character (humanity). he uses the metaphor of a parrot, which can mimic human speech through training but lacks human consciousness or ethics. the verse suggests that education alone cannot transform a person's basic nature if true humanity is missing.

mire qabile men taalim ka rivaj na tha mire buzurg magar takhtiyan banate the

junun ko hosh kahan ehtimam-e-ghharat ka fasad jo bhi jahan men hua khirad se hua

hami vo ilm ke raushan charaghh hain jin ko hava bujhati nahin hai salam karti hai

jaan ka sarfa ho to ho lekin sarf karne se ilm badhta hai

aql ko tanqid se fursat nahin ishq par aamal ki buniyad rakh

allama iqbal contrasts intellect and love: the intellect stays stuck in criticism and doubt, while love generates conviction and motion. the couplet urges grounding life in active, sincere effort inspired by love rather than paralysis by overthinking. its emotional core is a call to decisive, heartfelt action. critique is shown as a distraction when it becomes an end in itself.

aql men jo ghir gaya la-intiha kyunkar hua jo sama men aa gaya phir vo khuda kyunkar hua

ye ilm ka sauda ye risale ye kitaben ik shakhs ki yadon ko bhulane ke liye hain

mazhabi bahs main ne ki hi nahin faltu aql mujh men thi hi nahin

from sectarian debate refrained for i was not so scatter-brained

aql ko tanqid se fursat nahin ishq par aamal ki buniyad rakh

allama iqbal contrasts intellect and love: the intellect stays stuck in criticism and doubt, while love generates conviction and motion. the couplet urges grounding life in active, sincere effort inspired by love rather than paralysis by overthinking. its emotional core is a call to decisive, heartfelt action. critique is shown as a distraction when it becomes an end in itself.

ilm ki ibtida hai hangama ilm ki intiha hai khamoshi

had se badhe jo ilm to hai jahl dosto sab kuchh jo jante hain vo kuchh jante nahin

knowledge, friends, is poisonous, if its in excess those who, say, know everything, no knowledge do possess

adab taalim ka jauhar hai zevar hai javani ka vahi shagird hain jo khidmat-e-ustad karte hain

thodi si aql laae the ham bhi magar 'adam' duniya ke hadsat ne divana kar diya

aql men jo ghir gaya la-intiha kyunkar hua jo sama men aa gaya phir vo khuda kyunkar hua

adamiyyat aur shai hai ilm hai kuchh aur shai kitna tote ko padhaya par vo haivan hi raha

zauq distinguishes between accumulating information (knowledge) and possessing moral character (humanity). he uses the metaphor of a parrot, which can mimic human speech through training but lacks human consciousness or ethics. the verse suggests that education alone cannot transform a person's basic nature if true humanity is missing.

ibtida ye thi ki main tha aur daava ilm ka intiha ye hai ki is daave pe sharmaya bahut

junun ko hosh kahan ehtimam-e-ghharat ka fasad jo bhi jahan men hua khirad se hua

vo khada hai ek bab-e-ilm ki dahliz par main ye kahta huun use is khauf men dakhil na ho

jaan ka sarfa ho to ho lekin sarf karne se ilm badhta hai

ujala 'ilm ka phaila to hai charon taraf yaaro basirat aadmi ki kuchh magar kam hoti jaati hai