فرشتے آدم کو جنت سے رخصت کرتے ہيں
English title: THE ANGELS BID FAREWELL TO ADAM
عطا ہوئي ہے تجھے روزوشب کي بيتابيخبر نہيں کہ تو خاکي ہے يا کہ سيمابي
You have been given the restlessness of Day and Night, we know not whether you are made of clay or mercury;
سنا ہے ، خاک سے تيري نمود ہے ، ليکنتري سرشت ميں ہے کوکبي و مہ تابي
We hear you are created from clay, but in your nature is the glitter of Stars and Moon.
جمال اپنا اگر خواب ميں بھي تو ديکھےہزار ہوش سے خوشتر تري شکر خوابي
Your sleep would be preferable over much wakefulness, if you could behold your own beauty even in a dream!
گراں بہا ہے ترا گريہء سحر گاہياسي سے ہے ترے نخل کہن کي شادابي
Your morning sighs are invaluable for they are the water to your ancient tree.
تري نوا سے ہے بے پردہ زندگي کا ضميرکہ تيرے ساز کي فطرت نے کي ہے مضرابي
Your melody unravels the secret of life or it is Nature that has attuned your organ.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bal-e-Jibril — فرشتے آدم کو جنت سے رخصت کرتے ہيں — 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 — The Angels Bid Farewell To Adam — Public digital poem page, retrieved 2026-10-06; pinned to allama-iqbal.com commit 82547635bb6b758c45082084b2f152fc453a8056.Based on a translation by S A Vahid, edited by Hafeez MalikSource