پھولوں کي شہز ادي
English title: THE PRINCESS OF FLOWERS
One day the dew in the garden was saying to the flower bud: ‘I lived for a long time among the flower buds of Paradise.
The condition of your garden is so elegant; the Paradise’s sight is concealed in my bewildered eye.
I have heard that some princess is the ruler of this garden with whose foot-prints the wilderness would produce flowers.
Some day take me with you up to her palace; take me concealed in your skirt like fragrance.’
The flower bud said: ‘On the throne is that princess of ours by whose kick even stones become resplendent jewels.
But your nature is bright and princess’ rank is elegant. It is not possible that you reach her in company with me.
However you can reach up to our princess by becoming the hot tear of some afflicted person.
Her glance is the message of ‘Eid to the Muharram’s people; turns the continuous tears of afflicted people into pearls.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — پھولوں کي شہز ادي — 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 Princess Of Flowers — 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