دوستارے
English title: THE TWO STARS
آئے جو قراں ميں دو ستارےکہنے لگا ايک ، دوسرے سے
As two stars came together in the Holy Qur’an; one started saying this to the other:
يہ وصل مدام ہو تو کيا خوبانجام خرام ہو تو کيا خوب
‘How excellent if this union together be permanent! How excellent if the end be walking together!
تھوڑا سا جو مہرباں فلک ہوہم دونوں کي ايک ہي چمک ہو
If the sky becomes slightly favourable; we two will be with similar glow.’
ليکن يہ وصال کي تمناپيغام فراق تھي سراپا
But this longing for the union proved completely a message of the end of the union.
گردش تاروں کا ہے مقدرہر ايک کي راہ ہے مقرر
Revolution is the destiny of the stars; for each its special orbit is fixed.
ہے خواب ثبات آشنائيآئين جہاں کا ہے جدائي
The permanence of union is a mere dream; the rule of the universe is separation!
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — دوستارے — 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 Two Stars — 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