To talk about Iqbal is to talk about a philosopher who excelled in poetry and a poet who excelled in philosophy. His poetry was not mere feeling or music far from reality and involved in fancy and imagination, but a living dynamism, which led to the creation of Pakistan. His poetry aimed at recreation of man on the basis of 'ego' in order to be able to get rid of obstacles and go ahead with freedom and liberty with the current of progress.

Apart from the philosophical, religious, moral or ideological excellence of his poetry and thought, Iqbal stands unparalleled in point of word-music, metaphors, imagery, origional ideas and their artistic expression. Below are the few examples to sustain the point:
" Like the moon, scarp food from the thine own side,
Albiet though art poor and wretched.

" Be a man of honor, and like bubbles,
Keep the cup inverted
Even in the midst of the sea.

" Fashion a new pattern,
Bring a more perfect Adam into existence,
This making of playthings of clay
Is not worthy of God, the Creator.

The subject-matter of Iqbal's poetry and thought is not confined to Islamics only. The range of his themes is very wide. It represents the entire universe, the sun, the moon, the stars, the planets, heaven and hell, God, angels, Satan, man, woman, Hindustan, China, Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Asia, Europe, Western civilization, Lenin, Karl Marx, Mussolini, Religion, Politics, Democracy, Communism, Socialism, Capitalism, and many other topics of abiding human interest. He has written in three languages: Urdu, Persian and English-a quality rarely found in other poets. The influence of his poetry and thought is also not confined to his own people and country. His name and fame have travelled far and wide in the modern world. He opened up a new chapter in the realm of Philosophy and Political Science. The sweeping current of Western thought and civilization got a successful rebuff only from Iqbal. Translations of his works are now appearing in all the languages of the world. This shows the extensive popularity and appeal of his poetry and thought to the modern mind.

In point of versatility of genius, vastness of subject-matter, breadth of outlook, originality of ideas, metaphors, similes, imagery, diction, style, word-music, myth-making power, sincerity of feelings and their communicative values, Iqbal outshines all others in the galaxy of poets and thinkers. In the domains of philosophy, Religion, Politics and other social sciences, Iqbal has given a message of his own.