There is one Urdu verse which is quite renowned because of its theme, and this verse goes like:
تندئ بادِ مخالف سے نہ گھبرا اے عقاب
یہ تو چلتی ہے تجھے اونچا اڑانے کے لیے
Roman Script:
Tundi-e baad-e-mukhalif se na ghabra ay uqaab
Ye tou chalti hai tujhay ooncha urranay ke liye”
Translation:
Don’t fear the intensity of opposing-wind*, O’ Eagle
It only blows to help you fly even higher.
[*headwind: A wind blowing from directly in front, opposing forward motion]
Due to such fine theme and the presence of the metaphor “Uqaab“, the Eagle, many people confuse this verse and relate it to Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
This verse is actually written by Sayyed Sadiq Hussain Shah, and below is the photo of his tombstone in Islamabad.
Although readers familiar with Iqbal’s work already know this fact, but this is shared just to clarify the confusions in general circle.
Photo: Dr. Munir Ahmed Slatch
Courtesy: Aqeel Abbas Jafri
