گرچہ تو زنداني اسباب ہے
English title: THOUGH YOU ARE BOUND BY CAUSE AND EFFECT
گرچہ تو زنداني اسباب ہےقلب کو ليکن ذرا آزاد رکھ
Though you are bound by cause and effect | Keep your heart a little independent
عقل کو تنقيد سے فرصت نہيںعشق پر اعمال کي بنياد رکھ
Intellect is not free from criticism | Establish the foundation of your deeds on Love
اے مسلماں! ہر گھڑي پيش نظرآيہ 'لا يخلف الميعاد' رکھ
O Muslim always in your mind; keep the verse ‘La Yukhlif ul mi‘ad’*
يہ 'لسان العصر' کا پيغام ہے''ان وعد اللہ حق'' ياد رکھ''
This is the message of the Voice of Time | Always deep in heart “Inna wa`d-Allah i Haqqun”
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Bang-e-Dara — گرچہ تو زنداني اسباب 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
- 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