Allama Iqbal addresses the youth:
Sitaron se aage jahan aur bhi hain
Abhi ishq ke imtehan aur bhi hain
Beyond the stars there are worlds more
Our quest yet has more tests to pass
Tahi zindagi se nahin ye fizayen
Yahan siakdon karwaan aur bhi hain
This existence alone does not matter
There are boundless journeys more
Khana’at na kar aalam-e-rang-o-bu par
Chaman aur bhi aashiyaan aur bhi hain
Do not rest on what you have
There are other gardens, other nests (resting places) too
Agar kho gaya ek nasheman to kya ghum
Maqmat-e-aah-o-fughaan aur bhi hain
Why worry if you have lost one abode
There are a million addresses to claim
Tu shaheen hai parvwaaz hai kaam tera
Tere saamne aasmaan aur bhi hain
You are the falcon, your passion is flight
And you have skies more to transcend
Isi roz-o-shab main ulajh kar na rah ja
Ke tere zamaan o makaan aur bhi hain
Lose not yourself in the cycle of days and nights
Within your reach are feats even more
Gaye din ke tanha tha main anjuman mein
Yahaan ab mere raazdaan aur bhi hain
Gone is the day when I was lonesome in the crowd
Today those who resonate my thoughts are more
Allama Iqbal had written these lines in 1908. But I feel that he has written these inspiring, soothing lines just for me.
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