عشر ت امروز
English title: THE SHORT-LIVED JOY
You should not tell me, "Death is a message of luxury and pleasure" | You should not draw the picture of Sharab-i-tuhur's ecstasy
Do not feel grieved by separation from the Houri | Do not present the Houri in the mirror of words
Do not make me fascinated by the beautiful cup bearer; do not describe the Houri, do not relate the Salsabil’s* story’
I do not doubt Paradise being the place of peace | Your message is not proper for the life's prime!
Ah! How long should youth linger in hope | Joy is not joy for which you remain waiting
What worth is the beauty which is in need of the discerning eye | Which is obligated for the tomorrow for its manifestation
Strange is the feeling for life | "Today's joy" is the belief of youth
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — عشر ت امروز — 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 Delight of Today — 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
- English translations in the Bang-e-Dara digital anthology excerpt — Recovered Urdu poetry anthology PDF excerpt; publication title and year are not established by the preserved source packet (bang-english.pdf, 105 PDF pages).Translation by M.A.K. Khalil; Passages are individually credited in the recovered PDF as “Translated by M.A.K. Khalil”; exact source and credit PDF page locators are stored with each imported passage.Source
- English translations in the Bang-e-Dara digital anthology excerpt — Recovered Urdu poetry anthology PDF excerpt; publication title and year are not established by the preserved source packet (bang-english.pdf, 105 PDF pages).Translation by Mustansir Mir; Passages are individually credited in the recovered PDF as “Translated by Mustansir Mir”; exact source and credit PDF page locators are stored with each imported passage.Source