ز خاک نرگسستان غنچہ ئی رست
English title: A bud sprang up in the narcissus bed
ز خاک نرگسستان غنچہ ئی رستکہ خواب از چشم او شبنم فرو شست
From the soil of the narcissus field, a bud arose —
Its eyes cleansed of sleep by the dew's gentle hose.
نرگس کے باغ کی مٹی سے ایک غنچہ پیدا ہوا —
اور شبنم نے اس کی آنکھ سے نیند کا اثر دھو ڈالا ۔
خودی از بیخودے آمد پدیدارجہان دریافت آخر آنچہ می جست
From selflessness, the self came to appear —
At last, the world found what it sought so dear.
بے خودی سے خودی ظاہر ہوئی —
اور جہان نے آخر وہ چیز پا لی جس کی وہ تلاش میں تھا۔ (میلاد آدم کی طرف اشارہ ہے)
Sources and translator credits
- Original text transcription: Payam-e-Mashriq — ز خاک نرگسستان غنچہ ئی رست — 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 (bxbs4ybp.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 (bxbs4ybp.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