بچے کي د عا
English title: THE CHILD'S INVOCATION
لب پہ آتي ہے دعا بن کے تمنا ميريزندگي شمع کي صورت ہو خدايا ميري
My longing comes to my lips as supplication of mine. O God! May like the candle be the life of mine!
دور دنيا کا مرے دم سے اندھيرا ہو جائےہر جگہ ميرے چمکنے سے اجالا ہو جائے
May the world's darkness disappear through the life of mine! May every place light up with the sparkling light of mine!
ہو مرے دم سے يونہي ميرے وطن کي زينتجس طرح پھول سے ہوتي ہے چمن کي زينت
May my homeland through me attain elegance as the garden through flowers attains elegance.
زندگي ہو مري پروانے کي صورت يا ربعلم کي شمع سے ہو مجھ کو محبت يا رب
May my life like that of the moth be, O Lord! May I love the lamp of knowledge, O Lord!
ہو مرا کام غريبوں کي حمايت کرنادردمندوں سے ضعيفوں سے محبت کرنا
May supportive of the poor my life's way be! May loving the old, the suffering my way be!
مرے اللہ! برائي سے بچانا مجھ کونيک جو راہ ہو اس رہ پہ چلانا مجھ کو
O God! Protect me from the evil ways; show me the path leading to the good ways!
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — بچے کي د عا — 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: Bang-e-Dara — 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
- Pinned digital source list 001 (Bang-e-Dara section headings) — Pinned repository commit 39d44fc0c2b8ca25769c4b36e6eac4d90cb42b35; digital transcription, not a selected print edition.Verified against this pinned digital transcription file; not checked against a print edition.Source
- Bang-e-Dara English translation at allama-iqbal.com — The Child's Invocation — Public digital poem page, retrieved 2026-10-05; pinned to allama-iqbal.com commit 82547635bb6b758c45082084b2f152fc453a8056.Translation by Dr M.A.K. Khalil; English Translation by: Dr M.A.K. KhalilSource