يہ سرود قمري و بلبل فريب گوش ہے
English title: THESE SONGS OF TURTLE DOVES AND NIGHTINGALES ARE MERELY EAR’S ILLUSION
يہ سرود قمري و بلبل فريب گوش ہےباطن ہنگامہ آباد چمن خاموش ہے
These songs of turtle doves and nightingales are merely ear’s illusion Behind this uproar the world of the garden is silent
تيرے پيمانوں کا ہے يہ اے مےء مغرب اثرخندہ زن ساقي ہے، ساري انجمن بے ہوش ہے
O Western wine the effect of your goblets is only this That cup‐bearer is laughing and the entire assembly is unconscious
دہر کے غم خانے ميں تيرا پتا ملتا نہيںجرم تھا کيا آفرينش بھي کہ تو روپوش ہے
In the world’s sorrowful house you are not traceable Was creation also a crime so Your nature is concealed?
آہ! دنيا دل سمجھتي ہے جسے، وہ دل نہيںپہلوئے انساں ميں اک ہنگامہء خاموش ہے
Ah! What the world considers heart is notheart In the human breast this is a silent tumult
زندگي کي رہ ميں چل، ليکن ذرا بچ بچ کے چليہ سمجھ لے کوئي مينا خانہ بار دوش ہے
Walk on the path of life but walk carefully Understand that some glass work is on your shoulders
جس کے دم سے دلي و لاہور ہم پہلو ہوئےآہ، اے اقبال وہ بلبل بھي اب خاموش ہے
Through whom Delhi and Lahore were drawn together Ah! Iqbal that nightingale is silent now.
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — يہ سرود قمري و بلبل فريب گوش ہے — 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