बिजली हूँ नज़र कोह ओ बयाबाँ पे है मेरी
मेरे लिए शायाँ ख़स-ओ-ख़ाशाक नहीं है
— Allama Iqbal
Meaning
I am lightning, my gaze is upon the desert. For me, a beloved of musk and flowers is not meant.
Explanation
This couplet speaks of immense power and restlessness. The speaker declares that their gaze is like lightning, sweeping across vast deserts and mountains. They are too powerful, too grand, to settle down in a humble, enclosed space like a thicket of reeds and thorns. It’s a declaration of being too magnificent for mundane existence.