Imran Khan misquotes Allama Iqbal, he apologizes

Adding to his expanding list of blunders, mistaken attributions, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday misquoted the national writer and philosopher "Allama Iqbal" but he quickly admits his mistake and apologizes. 

This poem by Iqbal reflects how I try to lead my life. I urge our youth to understand and absorb the poem of the great Iqbal and I guarantee them that it will release their great God-given potential that we all possess as His greatest creation Ashraf ul Mukhluqat. pic.twitter.com/oyxkTlMrdc

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 6, 2020

He wrote with the image,"This poem by Iqbal reflects how I try to lead mt life. I urge our youth to understand and absorb the poem of the great Iqbal and I guarantee them that it will release their great God-given potential that we all possess as His greatest creation Ashraf ul Makhluqat."

Some twitter users quickly pointed out the mistake and and tell the premier to fat check before posting anything on social media, with "Iqbal" becomes a top trend on Twitter in Pakistan.

This poem is not Iqbal’s & is not in any of Iqbal’s books. Probably lifted from the internet, where many amateurs attribute their ‘poems’ to well known poets. Sad that the Prime Minister of Pakistan does not even have a staffer who knows his supposedly favorite poet’s work. https://t.co/rABuJ5OoB9

— Husain Haqqani (@husainhaqqani) June 6, 2020

حالانکہ میں اور ڈاکٹر @mazdaki نے 2016 میں بھی یہ اشعار پوسٹ کرنے پر کپتان کی کلاس لی تھی. لیکن سُدھرنے والے کہاں سُدھرتے ہیں 😑 https://t.co/VjMtLFHXzr

— Zeeshan Khattak (@khattak) June 6, 2020

اب یوتھیوں پر فرض ہو گیا ہے وہ اس کو علامہ اقبال کی نظم ثابت کر دکھائیں https://t.co/PyCpaqnhiu

— Faysal Chaudary (@Faysal_Chaudary) June 6, 2020

haqeeqat hoti nahin har WhatsApp forward.. https://t.co/dKPxm07L3O

— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) June 6, 2020

you misquoted the country’s national poet and got instantly exposed for the unlettered, shallow airhead that you are. Don’t rationalize it, delete the tweet if not your account https://t.co/262wUMx977

— Mohammad Taqi (@mazdaki) June 6, 2020

PM tweets an imposter's poem as Sir Dr Mohammad Iqbal's poem. Most probably he got it via whatsapp from one of his compatriots who was too eager to get noticed. @ImranKhanPTI Don't make this office a laughing stock for heaven's sake. https://t.co/CEkvnqFiIq

— Marvi Sirmed (@marvisirmed) June 6, 2020

PM sahib this poem was written by Assad Maroof not by Allamah Iqbal https://t.co/hxRqFZxegC

— Hamid Mir (@HamidMirPAK) June 6, 2020

I stand corrected - this is not Allama Iqbal's poem but the message conveyed is what I have stood by and tried to follow and if our youth absorbs this message it will release their great God- given potential that all of us possess as His greatest creation Ashraf ul Mukhluqat. https://t.co/SvDVrakc5d

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 6, 2020