عقل و دل
Aql-o-Dil
English title: THE INTELLECT AND THE HEART
One day Intellect said to the heart: ‘A guide to the misguided ones I am.
Being on the earth I reach up to the sky; look, how deep in comprehension I am.
Guidance on earth is my sole occupation; like the auspicious Khizar (A.S.) in character I am.
Interpreter of the book of life I am. The Manifestation of God's Glory I am.
You are only a drop of blood, but the invaluable ruby's envy I am.’
Hearing this, the heart said: ‘All this is true. But look at me as well, what I am.
You understand the secrets of life, but seeing them with my own eyes I am.
Concerned with the manifest order you are and acquainted with the inward I am.
Learning is from you, but Divine Knowledge is from me; you only seek Divinity, but showing Divinity I am.
Restlessness is the end of Knowledge*, but the remedy for that malady I am.
You are the candle of the assembly of Truth; the lamp of the Divine Beauty's assemblage I am.
You are related to time and space; the bird recognizing the Sidrah I am.
Look at the grandeur of my station; the throne of the God of Majesty I am.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — عقل و دل — 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
- Iqbal Academy Pakistan Bang-i-Dara Audio Table of Contents — Official audio contents list; cited only for the displayed Urdu and Romanized title pairsPrimary source used to document this poem’s language or title.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 Intellect And The Heart — 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