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The age of infancy

The earth and sky were unknown worlds to

Only the expanse of mother's bosom was a world to

Every movement was a symbol of life's pleasure to

My own speech was like a meaningless word to

During infancy's pain if somebody made me cry The noise of the door chain would comfort

Oh!

How I stared at the moon for long

Staring at its silent journey among broken cloudsI would ask repeatedly about its mountains and

And how surprised would I be at that prudent

My eye was devoted to seeing, my lip was prone to

My heart was no less than inquisitiveness personified————————————————————————————————————————Explanatory Notes1.

Allusion to the "spots" on the moon’s surface which are the shadows of its mountains but variously described in nursery rhymes and tales of fantasy

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Muhammed Iqbal

Muhammed Iqbal. (9 November 1877 – 21 April 1938) was a Muslim poet, philosopher and politician from Punjab, British India, whose poetry in Urdu…

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