گلزار ہست و بود نہ بيگانہ وار ديکھ
English title: DO NOT LOOK AT THE GARDEN OF EXISTENCE LIKE A STRANGER
گلزار ہست و بود نہ بيگانہ وار ديکھہے ديکھنے کي چيز اسے بار بار ديکھ
Do not look at the garden of existence like a stranger; it is a thing worth looking at, look at it repeatedly.
آيا ہے تو جہاں ميں مثال شرار ديکھدم دے نہ جائے ہستي ناپائدار ديکھ
You have come into the world like a spark, beware. Lest your ephemeral life may end suddenly, beware.
مانا کہ تيري ديد کے قابل نہيں ہوں ميںتو ميرا شوق ديکھ، مرا انتظار ديکھ
Granted that I am not worthy of your Sight; You should look at my zeal, and look at my perseverance.
کھولي ہيں ذوق ديد نے آنکھيں تري اگرہر رہ گزر ميں نقش کف پائے يار ديکھ
If your eyes have been opened by the longing for Sight; look for the foot prints of the Beloved in every lane.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — گلزار ہست و بود نہ بيگانہ وار ديکھ — 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
- Bang-e-Dara English translation at allama-iqbal.com — — 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