چمک تيري عياں بجلي ميں ، آتش ميں ، شرارے ميں
English title: THY SPLENDOR IS MANIFEST IN THUNDER, IN FIRE, IN SPARK
Thy splendor is manifest in thunder, in fire, in spark. Thy luster is evident in the moon, in the sun, in the star.
Thy elegance exists in skies' heights, and in earths' depths; It is in the ocean's flow, and in falling behind of the shore.
Why should Shariah be the accuser of the eloquence' taste? I only conceal the meaning of my heart in metaphors.
The real life in Man is pervading in everything: It is in tree, in flower, in animal, in stone, in star.
The heat of the drop of Love's tear has consumed me: Boundless fire existed in this little drop of water.
There is no longing in me for reward of the Judgment Day; I am the merchant who sees profit in the loss.
Being unaware of tranquillity is existence for it O God! Restlessness of which heart is residing in mercury?
O Iqbal I am silent after hearing the call of ‘Lan Tarani’. Being afflicted with separation I have no strength for importunity.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — چمک تيري عياں بجلي ميں ، آتش ميں ، شرارے ميں — 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