Whether one is Attar, Rumi, Razi, or Ghazali, nothing is attained without the sigh and supplication of early dawn.

Iqbal invokes four intellectual and mystical giants—Attar, Rumi, Razi, and Ghazali—representing the highest peaks of Sufism, philosophy, and religious scholarship. Yet, he gently reminds us that all their profound mastery remains out of reach without personal, sincere devotion. That 'sigh of dawn' (aah-e-sahar-gahi) symbolizes the quiet, heartfelt yearning in the stillness before sunrise, showing that true spiritual awakening comes from an aching, devoted heart rather than dry intellect alone.