چمن ميں رخت گل شبنم سے تر ہے
English title: Dew—drops glisten on flowers that bloom in the spring
چمن ميں رخت گل شبنم سے تر ہےسمن ہے ، سبزہ ہے ، باد سحر ہے
مگر ہنگامہ ہو سکتا نہيں گرميہاں کا لالہ بے سوز جگر ہے
Dew-drops glisten on flowers that bloom in the spring; the breeze, the jasmine, and the rose have failed: To raise the tumult of joy and liveliness, for flowers here lack the spark and fire of life.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — چمن ميں رخت گل شبنم سے تر ہے — Digital transcription file at commit 39d44fc0c2b8ca25769c4b36e6eac4d90cb42b35; the source dataset does not identify the underlying print edition.Verified against this pinned digital transcription file; not checked against a print edition.Source
- Iqbal Demystified source list: Bal-e-Jibril — Pinned digital dataset commit 39d44fc0c2b8ca25769c4b36e6eac4d90cb42b35; the underlying print edition is not identified by the dataset.Community dataset list; not reconciled against a print edition.Source
- Bal-e-Jibril English translation at allama-iqbal.com — — Public digital poem page, retrieved 2026-10-06; pinned to allama-iqbal.com commit 82547635bb6b758c45082084b2f152fc453a8056.Translation by Mustansir Mir; English Translation by: Mustansir MirSource