بہ یزدان روز محشر برہمن گفت
English title: The Brahmin said to God on Judgement Day
بہ یزدان روز محشر برہمن گفتفروغ زندگی تاب شرر بود
On the Day of Resurrection the Brahmin said to God —
‘The light of life was like a brilliant spark;
قیامت کے دن برہمن نے اللہ تعالیٰ کی جناب میں عرض کیا ۔ زندگی کا فروغ اجالا چمک (گویا) چنگاری کی چمک تھی مراد آدمی کی زندگی جلد گزرنے والی ہے ۔
ولیکن گر نرنجی با تو گویمصنم از آدمی پایندہ تر بود
But, if you don’t mind, I will say this to you —
The idol lasted longer than man’.
لیکن اگر ناراض نہ ہو تو تجھ سے کہوں کہ دنیا میں میرا بنایا ہوا بت آدمی سے زیاہ پائندہ تھا ۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Payam-e-Mashriq — بہ یزدان روز محشر برہمن گفت — 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: Payam-e-Mashriq — 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
- payam-e-mashriq: published English translation by مخدوم حسان — Published digital poem page (tnrf0rbq.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by مخدوم حسان; Published English translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source
- payam-e-mashriq: published Urdu translation by حمیداللہ ہاشمی — Published digital poem page (tnrf0rbq.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by حمیداللہ ہاشمی; Published Urdu translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source