کلي
English title: THE FLOWER BUD
When the dawn uncovers its beautiful cheek; the flower bud uncovers its golden breast.
It is manifest in the dawn's tavern; its life is in the goblet of the sun.
It opens up its heart before the sun; it enjoys the Love's anguish immensely.
My sun! You should also lift your veil some time; my restless eye is impatient to witness your sight.
May the abode of your manifestations be in my heart! May your reflection flourish in the mirror of my breast!
May your sight be the life for my heart! May your light be the cradle of my heart!
May every speck of mine full of pleasure be again! May life's warmth appear again in the skill of my thoughts!
May I view my sun's sight from the distance! May I embrace its light like a flower bud!
May I highlight the reality of the restless life! May I also open the secret of heart's thoughts!
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — کلي — 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 — The Flower Bud — 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