This is a poetic prayer written Dr. Allama Iqbal in a very good way. It is liked by all schools of thoughts in the subcontinent. <br />Lab pe aati hai dua ban kay tamana meri <br />Zindagi sham’a key surat ho Khudaya meri. <br />Dur dunya ka maray dam say andheera ho jaye! <br />Har jagah meray chamaknay say ujala ho jaye! <br />Ho maray dam say younhi meray watan key zeenat <br />Jis tarah phool say hoti hai chaman ki zenat. <br />Zindgi hoo maray parwanay key surat Ya Rab! <br />Ilm ki sham’a say ho mujko muhabat Ya Rub! <br />Ho mara kaam ghareeboon key himayat kerna <br />Dard mandoon say za’ieefoon say muhabbat karna. <br />Maray Allah! burai say bachana mujhko <br />Naik jo rah hoo us raah pay chalana mujh ko. <br />Lub pay aati hai dua baan key tamana mayri <br />Zindagee shama ki surat ho Khudaya meree. <br /> <br />Translation: <br />May longing comes to my lips as supplication of mine O Allah! <br />May like the candle be the life of mine O Allah! <br />May the world’s darkness disappear through the life of mine! <br />May every place light up with the sparkling light of mine! <br />May my homeland through me attain elegance <br />As the garden through flowers attains elegance. <br />May my life like that of the moth be, O Allah! <br />May I love the lamp of knowledge, O Allah! <br />May supportive of the poor my life’s way be <br />May loving the old, the suffering my way be. <br />O Allah! Protect me from the evil ways <br />Show me the path leading to the good ways. <br />May longing comes to my lips as supplication of mine O Allah! <br />May like the candle be the life of mine O Allah!
