FIRST YEAR (POETRY BOOK III)

NOTES ON STANZA WRITING
(By: Prof. Saleem Parvez , Faisalabad)

12- RUBA’IYAT
REFRENCE: These lines have been taken from the poem,”Ruba’iyat”by Allama Muhammed Iqbal.
CONTEXT: The poet advises the Muslims to have firra faith in Allah. They should keep the example of Hazrat Abraham before them while expressing love for God. The Muslims have a center like Makkah. While the Europeans do not have any such thing. Unfortunately, the Muslims lack faith and unity.
EXPLANATION: In these lines the poet tells us that,
Allama Iqbal who is well known as the poet of the East tries to wake the Muslims up from their slumber. He is a great Muslim philosopher. His poetry reflects his love for Islam. He laments that the Muslims have discarded the practice of Islam in their daily life. Their love for religion has weakened.