Our India is the best of all countries in the world. - Muhammad Iqbal

Would we have played with our lives for nothing but worldly gain? If our people had run after earth's goods and gold,
Need they have smashed idols, and not idols sold?

Ends and purposes, whether they exist as conscious or subconscious tendencies, form the warp and woof of our conscious experience.

Let the lament of this lonely bulbul pierce the hearts of all,
Arouse the hearts of the sleeping, with this my clarion call.
Transfused with fresh blood, a new compact of faith we'll sign.
Let our hearts thirst again for a sip of the vintage wine.
What if the pitcher be Persian, from Hejaz is the wine I serve.
What if the song be Indian, it is Hejazi in its verve.