SPEECH: DR.

ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL, POET OF THE

UNIVERSE

A glance of some one has elevated Iqbal

The people have been fascinated by Iqbal
O stars, tell to where has departed Iqbal
The region of wisdom has easily been crossed by Iqbal
But in the kingdom of love has been entrapped Iqbal
(Translation from Bazgasht e Iqbal by Zafar Abbas)
Worthy Mr. President and dear audience.
9th November every year reminds us the significant day and date when a child took
birth in Sialkot who changed not only the government set up in India but infused a
new spirit among the Muslims of sub continent. It was Allama Dr,Muhammad
Iqbal who appeared on the scene of this mysterious world with such a sensitive
soul keeping the ability to probe deeper and deeper into the real nature of the
mysteries of this ever changing world and with the eyes far reaching beyond the
blue skies and searching the secrets of eternity.
Dear Mr. President, Iqbal had a unique, graceful and matchless beautiful style of
poetry both in Urdu and Persian languages. No doubt he didnt write poetry for
the sake of poetry but to improve the status of man particularly the Muslims of the
subcontinent as he says in a Persian verse:
I seek no pleasure of song , My poetry is a device by which I try to bring the
strayed and uncontrolled camel of my nation to the herd
Dear Mr. President,.and dear audience,
Iqbal, no doubt tried hard to awake his nation that was lying listless entangled in
the chains of slavery but it doesnt mean that he had no sympathy for the rest of the
world. In fact he is the poet of the universe. The central character of the universe
the man is the basic topic of his poetry. He tries his best to make man realize

himself and his positive capabilities. Khudi, the realization of oneself, is his
main symbol which he has used throughout his poetry. Iqbal gives the message of
hope, love, justice and peace to the whole humanity and says:

The lust of power and greed for wealth has separated the humanity apart. Be the
language of brotherhood and narration of love
When he sees the horrible wars, battles and bloodshed every where in world he
calls out:

Man is a pitiable hunt in the clutches of the kings and leaders, It is a pity that
man is the hunter and killer of man.
Dear Mr. President and peace loving audience,
The poetry of Iqbal is replete with the messages of hope, unity, brotherhood, love
and peace. Now it is up to us to be benefited by his precious message and make the
world a living paradise of love, unity and peace .I end my speech on these lines:

Iqbal gave the message of peace and love

He wanted us be as innocent as a dove
There is all around war terror and bloodshed
Let us make the world, green , but not red.