ندانم بادہ ام یا ساغرم من
English title: I do not know if I am wine or bowl
ندانم بادہ ام یا ساغرم منگہر در دامنم یا گوہرم من
Am I the wine, or am I the cup that holds? —
In my embrace a gem, or am I the gem that unfolds?
میں نہیں جانتا کہ میں شراب ہوں یا شراب کا پیالہ ہوں —
میرے دامن میں گوہر ہے یا میں خود گوہر ہوں۔
چنان بینم چو بر دل دیدہ بندمکہ جانم دیگر است و دیگرم من
When my gaze upon my heart is set —
It appears my soul is one, and I another yet.
جب میں اپنی نظر دل پر مرکوز کرتا ہوں تو مجھے یوں دکھائی دیتا ہے —
کہ میری جان اور چیز ہے اور میں کچھ اور ہوں۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Payam-e-Mashriq — ندانم بادہ ام یا ساغرم من — 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 (rv182mro.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 مخدوم حسان — Published digital poem page (rv182mro.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by مخدوم حسان; Published Urdu translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source