THECALLOFTHECARAVANBELL

PREFACE
By Sir`AbdAlQadir,BarristerAtLaw, EditorMakhzan No one knew that after the late Ghalib, someone would rise in India who would again inspire Urdu poetry with a new spirit and through whom the matchless imagination and the rare imagery of Ghalib would be created anew and would lead to the glorification of the Urdu literature. However, Urdu was fortunate in getting a poet of Iqbals calibre, the superiority of whose literary elegance has impressed the Urdu knowing people of the whole of India and whose reputation has spread to Iran,AsiaMinorandeventoEurope. Ghalib and Iqbal share many common characteristics. If I were a believer in the transmigration of soul I would have certainly said that the love which Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib had for Urdu and Persian poetry did not allow his soul to rest in peace even in the Elysium and compelled him to reappear in another material form to render service to poetry, and was reborn in a corner of Punjab, called Sialkot and was called MuhammadIqbal. The respected father and the affectionate mother ofSheikhMuhammadIqbalmusthaveproposedhis name at a very auspicious time, as the name given by them proved to be appropriate in all its connotations, and their successful son proceeded to England after completing his education in India. On achieving his educational goals at Cambridge he went to Germany and returned home, equipped with the highest intellectual achievements. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal studied many Persian books during his stay in Europe and published the results of his studies in the form of a research publication, which should be considered a short history of the Persian philosophy. The Germans conferred upon Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal the degree of PhD on the basis of this book. The British Government, which does not have adequate direct access to the oriental languages and learning, took a long time to realize the universal appreciation of Iqbals poetry, but eventually patronized him by conferring the exalted honour of knighthood. Though he is now known as Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal which has the fortunate quality of being the real as well the pen name, is better known and liked than his doctorate and knighthood. There is a college in Sialkot where a renowned scholar, Maulvi Saiyyid Mir Hasan, who is memorable heir to and a follower of the oriental scholars of former times, teaches oriental learning. Recently he has been honoured by the Government with the title of Shams al Ulema. The characteristic quality of his teaching is creation of the right taste for Persian and Arabic in the personality of his pupils. Iqbal was also fortunate in getting a teacher like Saiyyid Mir Hasan in his youth. Iqbals temperament had a natural inclination for literature. Learning Persian and Arabic from such a teacher added to its elegance. He started writing poetry as earlyashisschoolage.BythenUrduhadbecomeso popular in Punjab that the language and its poetry had spread to more or less every city. During the student days of Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal a small mushairah used to be convened in Sialkot for which Iqbal began writing ghazals occasionally. Nawab

124CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Mirza Khan Sahib Dagh of Delhi had gained much renown as an Urdu poet in those days, and this increased considerably when he became the tutor of the Nizam of Deccan. Those who could not go to him would establish tutorial relationship from afar by mail. Ghazals were sent to him by mail and he returned them the same way after correction. In the oldendayswhensuchamailingservicedidnotexist a poet could not get so many pupils. With this facility hundreds of people had established discipleship with him in absentia and he had to maintain a department with staff for this purpose. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal also established communication with him and sent some ghazals for correction. In this way Iqbal established a relationship in Urdu with a littrateur who, in his days, was considered unique in the art of linguistic excellence in the field of ghazal. Though Iqbals ghazals of that early period did not have the attributes which made his later works very famous, Dagh discerned the beginning of an extraordinary writer in this student from a remote Punjab district. Very soon he pronounced his verdict that Iqbal did not need any further coaching in the arty of poetry. Hence this tutorial relationship did not last long but its memories remained on both sides. Daghs name issoprominentinUrdupoetrythatIqbalhasrespect even for this short period and in absentia relationship; and Iqbal had attained that high approbation even in the lifetime of Dagh that the latter was proud of considering Iqbal among the people whose poetry he had corrected. I had the good fortune of meeting Dagh in Deccan and I am a witnesstosuchexpressionsofpridebyhim. As the Sialkot College was up to the F.A. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal had to move to Lahore for his B.A. He wanted to study philosophy and he got a very affectionate professor among those at Lahore, who discerned Iqbals inclination towards philosophy and started taking special interest in his education. Professor Arnold who is now(1924) Sir ThomasArnoldandisinEngland,isamanofextra ordinary capabilities, is a proficient writer and is wellversed in the new methods of academic investigation and research. He wanted to impart his perceptions and procedures to his pupil and he succeeded in this to a very large extent. Earlier, he had been able to create maturity in the intellectual perceptions of his friend, the late Maulana Shibli duringtheperiodofhisprofessorshipattheAligarh College. Now he discovered another gem to convert which into a shining star became his heartfelt desire. The mutual friendship and affection created in the heart of the teacher and his pupil in the very beginning ultimately resulted in the latter proceeding to England in the wake of his teacher. Thisrelationshipwasfurtherstrengthenedthereand has endured till the present day. Arnold is happy at the fruition of his labor and at his pupil being a source of pride and fame for him in the intellectual world. Iqbal acknowledges that the perceptions created by Saiyyid Mir Hasan, and advanced in the interim by the in absentia mutual acquaintance with Dagh, attained their climax with the affectionate guidanceofArnold. Iqbal got very good guides in passing through hisintellectualjourney,andbecameacquaintedwith several renowned scholars. Distinguished among these are Drs. McTaggart, Brown, Nicholson and Sorley of the University of Cambridge. Professor Nicholson deserves our special gratitude for his efforts at introducing Iqbal to Europe and America by translating his famous Persian book, Asrari Khudi (The Secrets of the Self) into English and for providing a preface and commentary to the same. 1 In the same way Iqbal maintained liaison through correspondence and personal contact with all the shining stars of Indias intellectual horizon at that time, such as Maulana Shibli, Maulana Hali and Akbar. They continued influencing Iqbals writings and Iqbal continued influencing their thought. Maulana Shibli, in his many letters, and the revered Akbar, in his letters as well as in poems have acknowledged Iqbals accomplishments. Similarly, Iqbal has eulogized these eminent personalities in hisworks. Discounting the period of early practice Iqbals Urdu poetry starts alittle beforethecommencement of the twentieth century. I saw him first in a mushairah in Lahore two or three years before 1901. He had been prevailed upon by some of his classmates to participate in this mushairah and recite a ghazal. People of Lahore had not known
Nicholsonstranslationisincludedinthepresent volume.
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TheCalloftheMarchingBell125 Iqbal till then. The ghazal was a short one with simple words and thought but had humour and spontaneity due to which it was much appreciated. He participated in this mushairah two or three times again and people discerned in him the makings of a promising poet. However, this fame at first remained confined to the students of the colleges of Lahore and those engaged in educational pursuits. Meanwhile a literary association had been established which was attended by celebrities, and createdademandforproseaswellaspoetry.Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal recited his poem addressing the Himalayas, called Himala in one of its meetings. This poem combined the English thought with the Persian elegance of style, and had the added beauty of the flavour of nationalism. As it conformed with the tastes and the needs of the times it was widely appreciated, and requests for its publication started pouring in. But Sheikh Iqbal took it away with him with the excuse of the need for review, and it could notbepublishedthen.ShortlyafterthisIplannedto start the magazine Makhzan for the advancement of Urdu literature. By this time I had developed friendly relations with Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal. I obtained his promise to contribute his new style poems for publication in the poetry section of this magazine. About the time of the appearance of the magazines first issue I went to ask him for a poem. Hesaidthathedidnothaveanypoemreadyatthat time. I asked him to give me the poem titled Himala and to write another poem for the next month. He was reluctant to give that poem because he considered it to be in need of improvement. As I had noticed its extreme popularity I prevailed upon him to give it to me and I published it in Makhzan, Volume1,No.1,whichappearedinApril1901.This was, as it were, the beginning of the public appearance of Iqbals Urdu poetry, and this continued till his departure for England in 1905. During this period he wrote a poem for every issue of Makhzan. As the news of his poetry spread far and wide requests started coming in from diverse magazines and newspapers. Associations and conferences also started requesting him to benefit the audiences of their annual meetings with his poetry. TheSheikhhavingcompletedhiseducation,had become a professor at the Government College, Lahore. He spent his time continuously in intellectual company and academic pursuits. With a surging intellect and extreme inspiration, when inclined towards versification, he could produce innumerable verses in a single sitting. Absorbed in his thoughts he would pour out verses, and his friends and some students who might be nearby, would write them down with paper and pencil. In those days I never saw him with pen and paper in linguistic pursuits. Writing poetry looked like a surging river or a bubbling spring of appropriate words with a unique condition of ecstatic softness engulfing him. He would himself recite his verses melodiously, would become ecstatic himself as well as would turn others ecstatic. He is remarkably singularinhavingsuchamemorythatalltheverses constituting a continuous poem would be safe in his memory in the same order at another time and on anotherdayalthoughhehadnotwrittenthemdown in the interim. I have been fortunate enough to avail of the opportunity of the companionship of many poets and though I have heard and seen some of them producing poetry I have not seen this style in any of them. Iqbal has the other peculiarity of being unable to produce made to order poetry in spite of all this poetic disposition. When poetically inclined he can produce as many verses as he likes but it is almost impossible for him to produce anything to order on any occasion. For this reason, on being famous and on becoming flooded with requests, he had to deny most of them. Similarly, he would usually pass requests for participation in associations and assemblies. Only the Anjumani HimayatiIslam of Lahore, for several reasons, had the privilege of Iqbals continued participation for severalyearsandrecitationofpoemswrittenforthat verymeetingafterpriorthought. In the early days the poems presented in public meetings were recited without melody, which had its own charm. However, in one public meeting some friends insisted that Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal read his poem melodiously. His voice is loud and pleasing by nature and he is fully conversant with the style of melody. It threw the audience in spell bound silence and ecstasy. This produced two results. One was that it made it difficult for him to recite without melody, and when he recites people insist on melodious recital. The other is that,

126CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal whereas formerly only the select understood and appreciated his poetry, this magnet attracted the general populace also. In the meetings of the AnjumaniHimayatIslam at Lahore tens of thousands of people assemble when Iqbals poem is recited and they are spellbound during the entire recital. Those who understand him and those who donotareequallyabsorbed. The second period of his poetry extended from 1905 to 1908 which he spent in Europe. Though he got comparatively little time there for poetry, and only a few poems were written during that stay, they exhibit a special style, based on his observations there. Two major changes occurred in histhinkingatthattime.Fortwoofthesethreeyears I was also living there and had the opportunity of meeting him frequently. One day Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal told me that he had firmly decided to abandon poetry, to avow never to write verse, and use the time he would spend on poetry onsomeotherproductivepursuit.Itoldhimthathis poetry was not such as should be abandoned. On theotherhandhispoetryhadthepotentialofcuring the malady of our backward nation and unfortunate country. Hence it would be inappropriate to waste such a useful divinely bestowed capability. Sheikh had only half consented, and it was agreed to leave the final decision to Mr. Arnolds opinion. The Sheikh was to change his opinion if Mr. Arnold would agree with me and the reverse would be the case if he agreed with Sheikh. I consider it the good fortune of the intellectual world that Mr. Arnold agreed with me. So it was decided that abandoning poetry was not proper for Iqbal, and that any time spent on this work would be equally useful to him and to his country and nation. The first change which had occurred in our poet ended like this. The second change started with a small beginning and led to an important end, i.e. Persian replaced Urdu asthevehicleforpropagationofIqbalsmessage. Iqbals inclination towards Persian must have been motivated by several factors, but I think his literature study while writing his monograph on Sufism 2 must have been an important one of these.
SirAbdulQadirisreferingtoIqbalsdoctoral thesisTheDevelopmentofMetaphysicsinPersia (1908).
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Beside this, as his studies stepped into the deep recesses of philosophy, leading to desire for the expression of subtle thoughts, he appreciated the paucity of the Urdu vocabulary compared with that of Persian; and in fact readymade phraseology existedinPersiantheequivalentofwhichwouldnot be easy in Urdu. So he changed to Persian. However, outwardly, the small incident which led him to Persian language is that once he was invited to a friends house where he was asked whether he wrote Persian verse and was requested to recite his Persian poetry. He had to admit that he had never triedtowriteinPersianexceptanoddverse.Butthis was such an occasion, and this request so moved him, that on return from the party perhaps he passedtherestofthenightlyinginbedandframing Persianverse.Gettingupnextmorningwhenhemet me he had two Persian ghazals ready, which he recited to me orally from memory. His potential for writing in Persian dawned upon him through these ghazals, the like of which he had not tried before. Later, on his return from England, his inclination turned towards Persian, though he continued to writeUrdupoetryalsooccasionally.Thisisthethird stage of his poetry, which has continued since 1908. Though many famous Urdu poems have been produced during this period the really important work to which he applied himself was his famous Persian mathnavi titled AsrariKhudi(The Secrets of the Self)(1915). Its thoughts revolved in his mind for alongtimetill,atlast,theystartedbeingtransferred from his mind to paper, and ultimately appeared as a book which made Iqbal famous even outside India. Todate(1924)Iqbalhasproducedthreebooksin Persian, viz. AsrariKhudi (The Secret of Self) (1915), RumuziBekhudi (The Mysteries of Selflessness) (1915) and PayamiMashriq (A Message from the East)(1923),allofwhicharesuperb.Thelanguageis progressively simpler and easier from the first through the second to the third. Lovers of Iqbals Urdu poetry may have been disappointed by the appearance of these Persian books, but they must remember that Persian accomplished what Urdu could not. Iqbals works have reached the entire MuslimworldwherePersianismoreorlesscurrent, andtheycontainthedepthofthoughtwhichneeded much widespread propagation. It also constituted

TheCalloftheMarchingBell127 the means of acquainting the Europeans and Americans with our worthy author. In Payami Mashriq the author has written a reply to the West Oestlicher Divan by the eminent European poet Goethe and beautifully expressed highly philosophical thoughts. Its verses have solved some intricateenigmaswhichhadneverbeenexplainedin such easy terms before. Since a long time some magazines and newspapers are referring to Dr. Muhammad Iqbal with the title of Tarjumani Haqiqat (The Interpreter of the Truth). The appropriate verses of this book establish his right to be known by this title, and whoever ascribed this titletohimfirstcommittednoexaggeration. Iqbals Persian writings have influenced his Urdu poetry in the manner that the Urdu poems of the third period have even more Persian form and elegance of style than the earlier ones and have sometimes been based upon Persian verses. It appears as if Persian thought is being assiduously goadedintoUrdu. Many people have been calling for the publication of Iqbals Urdu poetry which has appearedperiodicallyinmagazinesandnewspapers since 1901. His friends were constantly demanding publication of his Urdu poetry, but this publication hadbeendelayedforseveralreasons.ThankGodfor the fulfilment of this longstanding wish of the lovers of Urdu poetry, which has led to the publication of this collection of Iqbals Urdu poems, comprising 336 pages, divided into three parts. Part One includes poems up to 1905, Part Two those of theperiod1905to1908andPartThreehastheUrdu poetry since 1908. It can be claimed that up till now there is no book of Urdu poetry with such an abundance of thought and such a combination of researchandintrinsicqualities.Thisisaswastobe expectedbecause the book is the essence of a quarter century of study, research and observation, and the experience from worldwide travelling. Single verses and hemistich of some poems contain material requiring the space of a dissertation for explaining the thought. This short preface does not have the capacity of a critique of any poem or comparison between poems of different periods. I shall look for some other opportunity for this work. At present I want to congratulate the litterateur on the availability of the Urdu works of Iqbal in the form of a beautiful book instead of being spread over the pages of magazines and anthologies. It is hoped that those who were anxious to see this literary collection would view it with fondness and cordialappreciation. In closing, on behalf of Urdu poetry, I would request the learned author to endow Urdu with the sharefromhisintellect,whichitneedsanddeserves. He has himself painted the correct picture of the state of Urdu in a verse of eulogy to Ghalib as follows: ThelockofUrdushairstillsomecombingcraves: Thiscandlestillfortheheartburningofamoth craves. After reciting this verse we request him to pay attention again to adorning the hair of Urdu with the same ardour with which he produced the above verse, and afford us the opportunity of regarding thispresentcollectionofUrduofbelatedappearance tobethepreludetoanotherUrducollection. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

PARTONE
BEFORE1905

THEHIMALAYAS
OHimalah!OrampartoftherealmofIndia! Bowingdown,theskykissesyourforehead Yourconditiondoesnotshowanysignsof oldage Youareyounginthemidstofdayandnights alternation TheKaleemofTurSinawitnessedbutone Effulgence Forthediscerningeyeyouarean embodimentofEffulgence. Totheoutwardeyeyouareameremountain range Inrealityyouareoursentinel,youareIndias rampart Youarethedivanwhoseopeningverseisthe sky

128CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal YouleadMantothesolitudesofhishearts retreat Snowhasendowedyouwiththeturbanof honour Whichscoffsatthecrownofthe worldilluminatingsun. Antiquityisbutamomentofyourbygoneage Darkcloudsareencampedinyourvalleys YourpeaksarematchingwiththePleiadesin elegance Thoughyouarestandingonearthyourabode isskysexpanse Thestreaminyourflankisafastflowing mirror Forwhichthebreezeisworkinglikea kerchief. Themountaintopslightninghasgivena whip Inthehandsofcloudfortheamblinghorse OHimalah!Areyoulikeatheatrestage Whichnatureshandhasmadeforits elements? Ah!Howthecloudisswayinginexcessivejoy Thecloudlikeanunchainedelephantis speeding. Gentlemovementofthemorningzephyris actinglikeacradle Everyflowerbudisswingingwith intoxicationofexistence Theflowerbudssilencewiththepetals tongueissaying Ihaveneverexperiencedthejerkofthe floristshand Silenceitselfisrelatingthetaleofmine Thecornerofnaturessolitudeistheabodeof mine Thebrookismelodiouslydescendingfrom thehighland PuttingthewavesofKawtharandTasnimto embarrassment AsifshowingthemirrortoNaturesbeauty Nowevadingnowrowingagainsttherockin itsway Playinpassingthisorchestraofbeautiful music Owayfarer!Theheartcomprehendsyour music WhenthenightsLaylaunfurlsherlonghair Thesoundofwaterfallsallurestheheart Thatsilenceofthenightwhosebeauty surpassesspeech Thatstateofsilentmeditationovershadowing thetrees Thatdusksbeautywhichshiversalongthe mountainrange Verybeautifullooksthisrougeonyour cheeks. OHimalah!Dorelatetoussomestoriesofthe time WhenyourvalleysbecameabodeofMans ancestors Relatesomethingofthelifewithout sophistication Whichhadnotbeenstainedbytherougeof sophistication OImagination!Bringbackthatperiod OVicissitudesofTimespeedbackwards

THECOLOURFULROSE
Youarenotfamiliarwiththehardshipsof solvingenigmas OBeautifulRose!Perhapsyoudonothave sublimefeelingsinyourheart Thoughyouadorntheassemblyyetdonot participateinitsstruggles InlifesassemblyIamnotendowedwiththis comfort InthisgardenIamthecompleteorchestraof Longing Andyourlifeisdevoidofthewarmthofthat Longing Topluckyoufromthebranchisnotmy custom Thissightisnotdifferentfromthesightofthe eyewhichcanonlyseetheappearances Ah!Ocolourfulrosethishandisnotoneofa tormentor HowcanIexplaintoyouthatIamnota flowerpicker Iamnotconcernedwithintricaciesofthe philosophiceye

TheCalloftheMarchingBell129 LikealoverIseeyouthroughthe nightingaleseye Inspiteofinnumerabletonguesyouhave chosensilence Whatisthesecretwhichisconcealedinyour bosom? Likemeyouarealsoaleaffromthegardenof Tur FarfromthegardenIam,farfromthegarden youare YouarecontentbutscatteredlikefragranceI am WoundedbytheswordofloveforsearchI am Thisperturbationofmineameansfor fulfillmentcouldbe Thistormentasourceofmyintellectual illuminationcouldbe Thisveryfrailtyofminethemeansofstrength couldbe ThismirrorofmineenvyofthecupofJam couldbe Thisconstantsearchisaworldilluminating candle Andteachestothesteedofhumanintellectits gait Myeyewasdevotedtoseeing,mylipwas pronetospeak Myheartwasnolessthaninquisitiveness personified

MIRZAGHALIB
Throughyouthesecretwasrevealedtothe humanintellect Thatinnumerableenigmasaresolvedby humanintellect Youwerethecompletesoul,literaryassembly wasyourbody Youadornedaswellasremainedveiledfrom theassembly Youreyeislongingtowitnessthatveiled Beauty Whichisveiledineverythingasthepathosof life Theassemblageofexistenceisrichwithyour harp Asmountainssilencebythebrooks melodiousharp Thegardenofyourimaginationbestows gloryontheuniverse Fromthefieldofyourthoughtworldsgrow likemeadows Lifeisconcealedinthehumourofyourverse Pictureslipsmovewithyourcommandof language Speechisveryproudoftheeleganceofyour miraculouslips Thurayyahisastonishedatyourstyles elegance Belovedofliteratureitselflovesyourstyle DelhisbudismockingattheroseofShiraz Ah!YouarerestinginthemidstofDelhis ruins YourcounterpartisrestingintheWeimars garden Matchingyouinliteraryeleganceisnot possible Tillmaturityofthoughtandimaginationare combined Ah!WhathasbefallenthelandofIndia! Ah!Theinspirerofthesupercriticaleye! ThelockofUrdushairstillcravesfor combing

THEAGEOFINFANCY
Theearthandskywereunknownworldsto me Onlytheexpanseofmothersbosomwasa worldtome Everymovementwasasymboloflifes pleasuretome Myownspeechwaslikeameaninglessword tome Duringinfancyspainifsomebodymademe cry Thenoiseofthedoorchainwouldcomfortme Oh!HowIstaredatthemoonforlonghours Staringatitssilentjourneyamongbroken clouds Iwouldaskrepeatedlyaboutitsmountains andplains AndhowsurprisedwouldIbeatthat prudentlie

130CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Thiscandlestillcravesformothsheartfelt pathos OJahanabad!Ocradleoflearningandart Yourentiresuperstructureisasilentlament Thesunandthemoonareasleepinevery speckofyourdust Thoughinnumerableothergemsarealso hiddeninyourdust Doesanotherworldfamouspersonlikehim alsolieburiedinyou? Doesanothergemlikehimalsolieconcealed inyou? IpronouncedRisestandingbythe verdureshead Iconferredthetasteforsmiletotherosebud Bymybenevolencefarmershutsonthe mountainside Areconvertedintobedchambersofthe opulent

ASPIDERANDAFLY
(AdoptedforChildren) Onedayaspidersaidtoafly Thoughyoupassthiswaydaily Myhuthasneverbeenhonouredbyyou Bymakingachancevisitinsidebyyou Thoughdeprivingstrangersofavisitdoesnot matter Evadingthenearanddearonesdoesnotlook good Myhousewillbehonouredbyavisitbyyou Aladderisbeforeyouifyoudecidetostepin Hearingthistheflysaidtothespider, Sire,youshouldenticesomesimpletonthus Thisflywouldneverbepulledintoyournet Whoeverclimbedyournetcouldneverstep down Thespidersaid,Howstrange,youconsider meacheat Ihaveneverseenasimpletonlikeyouinthe world Ionlywantedtoentertainyou Ihadnopersonalgaininview Youhavecomeflyingfromsomeunknown distantplace Restingforawhileinmyhousewouldnot harmyou Manythingsinthishouseareworthyour seeing Thoughapparentlyahumblehutyouare seeing Daintydrapesarehangingfromthedoors AndIhavedecoratedthewallswithmirrors Beddingsareavailableforguestscomforts Nottoeveryoneslotdofallthesecomforts. Theflysaid,Allthismayverywellbe Butdonotexpectmetoenteryourhouse MayGodprotectmefromthesesoftbeds

THECLOUDONTHEMOUNTAIN
Elevationbestowstheskysnearnesstomy abode Iamthemountainscloud,myskirtsprinkles roses Nowthewilderness,nowtherosegardenis myabode Cityandwildernessaremine,oceanismine, forestismine IfIwanttoreturntosomevalleyforthenight Themountainsverdureismycarpetofvelvet Naturehastaughtmetobeapearlspreader Tochantthecamelsongforthecamelofthe BelovedofMercy Tobethecomforterofthedispiritedfarmers heart Tobetheeleganceoftheassemblyofthe gardenstrees Ispreadoutoverthefaceoftheearthlikethe locks Igetarrangedandadornedbythebreezes Itantalizetheexpectingeyefromadistance AsIpasssilentlyoversomehabitation AsIapproachstrollingtowardsabrooks bank Iendowthebrookwithearringsof whirlpools Iamthehopeofthefreshlygrownfields verdure Iamtheoceansoffspring,Iamnourishedby thesun Igaveoceanstumulttothemountainspring Icharmedthebirdsintothrillingchants

TheCalloftheMarchingBell131 Onceasleepinthemgettingupagainis impossible Thespiderspoketoitselfonhearingthistalk Howtotrapit?Thiswretchedfellowis clever Manydesiresarefulfilledwithflatteryinthe world Allintheworldareenslavedwithflattery Thinkingthisthespiderspoketotheflythus! Madam,Godhasbestowedgreathonourson you! Everyonelovesyourbeautifulface Evenifsomeoneseesyouforthefirsttime Youreyeslooklikeclustersofglittering diamonds Godhasadornedyourbeautifulheadwitha plume Thisbeauty,thisdress,thiselegance,this neatness! Andallthisisverymuchenhancedby singinginflight. Theflywastouchedbythisflattery Andspoke,Idonotfearyouanymore Ihatethehabitofdecliningrequests Disappointingsomebodyisbadindeed Sayingthisitflewfromitsplace Whenitgotclosethespidersnappedit Thespiderhadbeenstarvingformanydays Theflyprovidedagoodleisurelymeal Thegrandeurofminedoesnotfalltoyourlot Thepooranimalcannotequalthegreat mountain! Onhearingthisthesquirrelsaid,Holdyour tongue! Theseareimmaturethoughts,expelthem fromyourheart! IdonotcareifIamnotlargelikeyou! Youarenotaprettylittlethinglikeme EverythingshowstheOmnipotenceofGod Somelarge,somesmall,isthewisdomofGod Hehascreatedyoulargeintheworld AndHehastaughtmeclimbinglargetrees Youareunabletowalkasinglestep Onlylargesize!Whatothergreatnesshave you? IfyouarelargeshowmesomeoftheskillsI have ShowmehowyoubreakthisbeetlenutasI can Nothingisuselessinthisworld NothingisbadinGodscreation

ACOWANDAGOAT
(AdoptedforChildren) Therewasaverdantpasturesomewhere Whoselandwastheverypictureofbeauty Howcanthebeautyofthatelegancebe described Brooksofsparklingwaterwererunningon everyside Manywerethepomegranatetrees Andsoweretheshadypipaltrees Coolbreezeflowedeverywhere Birdsweresingingeverywhere Agoatarrivedatabrooksbankfrom somewhere Itcamebrowsingfromsomewhereinthe nearbyland Asshestoppedandlookedaround Shenoticedacowstandingby Thegoatfirstpresentedhercomplimentsto thecow Thenrespectfullystartedthisconversation Howareyou!MadamCow? Thecowreplied,Nottoowell Mylifeisamereexistence

AMOUNTAINANDASQUIRREL
(AdoptedforChildrenfromRalphWaldo Emerson) Amountainwassayingthistoasquirrel Commitsuicideifyouhaveselfrespect Youareinsignificant,stillsoarrogant,how strange! Youareneitherwise,norintelligent!noteven shrewd! Itisstrangewhentheinsignificantposeas important! Whenthestupidoneslikeyouposeas intelligent! Youarenomatchincomparisonwithmy splendour Eventheearthislowcomparedwithmy splendour

132CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Mylifeisacompleteagony Mylifeisindanger,whatcanIsay? Myluckisbad,whatcanIsay? Iamsurprisedatthestateofaffairs Iamcursingtheevilpeople Thepooroneslikeusarepowerless Misfortunessurroundtheoneslikeus NoneshouldnicelydealwithMan MayGodprotectusfromMan! Hemurmursifmymilkdeclines Hesellsmeifmyweightdeclines Hesubduesuswithcleverness! Alluring,healwayssubjugatesus! Inursehischildrenwithmilk Igivethemnewlifewithmilk Mygoodnessisrepaidwithevil MyprayertoGodisformercy! Havingheardthecowsstorylikethis Thegoatreplied,Thiscomplaintisunjust Thoughtruthisalwaysbitter Ishallspeakwhatisfair Thispasture,andthiscoolbreeze Thisgreengrassandthisshade Suchcomforts,werebeyondourlot! Theywereafarcryforusspeechlesspoor! WeowethesepleasurestoMan WeoweallourhappinesstoMan Wederiveallourprosperityfromhim Whatisbetterforus,freedomorbondageto him? Hundredsofdangerslurkinthewilderness MayGodprotectusfromthewilderness! Weareheavilyindebtedtohim Unjustisourcomplaintagainsthim Ifyouappreciatethelifescomforts YouwouldnevercomplainagainstMan Hearingallthisthecowfeltembarrassed ShewassorryforcomplainingagainstMan Shemusedoverthegoodandthebad Andthoughtfullyshesaidthis Smallthoughisthebodyofthegoat Convincingistheadviceofthegoat!

THECHILDSINVOCATION
(AdoptedForChildren) Mylongingcomestomylipsassupplication ofmine OGod!Maylikethecandlebethelifeof mine! Maytheworldsdarknessdisappearthrough thelifeofmine! Mayeveryplacelightupwiththesparkling lightofmine! Maymyhomelandthroughmeattain elegance Asthegardenthroughflowersattains elegance Maymylifelikethatofthemothbe,OLord! MayIlovethelampofknowledge,OLord! Maysupportiveofthepoormylifeswaybe Maylovingtheold,thesufferingmywaybe OGod!Protectmefromtheevilways Showmethepathleadingtothegoodways

SYMPATHY
(AdaptedforChildrenfromWilliamCowper) Perchedonthebranchofatree Wasanightingalesadandlonely Thenighthasdrawnnear,Hewasthinking Ipassedthedayinflyingaroundand feeding HowcanIreachuptothenest Darknesshasenvelopedeverything? Hearingthenightingalewailingthus Aglowwormlurkingnearbyspokethus WithmyheartandsoulreadytohelpIam ThoughonlyaninsignificantinsectIam Nevermindifthenightisdark Ishallshedlightifthewayisdark Godhasbestowedatorchonme Hehasgivenashininglamptome Thegoodintheworldonlythoseare Readytobeusefultootherswhoare

AMOTHERSDREAM
(AdoptedForChildrenFromWilliamCowper) AsIsleptonenightIsawthisdream Whichfurtherincreasedmyvexation

TheCalloftheMarchingBell133 IdreamtIwasgoingsomewhereontheway Darkitwasandimpossibletofindtheway TremblingalloverwithfearIwas Difficulttotakeevenastepwithfearwas WithsomecourageasIforwardmoved Isawsomeboysaslinedinnicearray Dressedinemeraldlikeraimenttheywere Carryinglightedlampsintheirhandsthey were Theyweregoingquietlybehindeachother Nooneknewwheretheyweretogo InvolvedinthisthoughtwasI WheninthistroupemysonsawI Hewaswalkingattheback,andwasnot walkingfast Thelamphehadinhishandwasnotlighted RecognizinghimIsaidOMydear! Wherehaveyoucomeleavingmethere? RestlessduetoseparationIam WeepingeverydayforeverIam Youdidnotcareevenalittleforme Whatloyaltyyoushowed,youleftme! Asthechildsawthedistressinme Herepliedthus,turningaroundtome Theseparationfrommemakesyoucry Notleastlittlegooddoesthistome Heremainedquietforawhileaftertalking Showingmethelampthenhestartedtalking Doyouunderstandwhathappenedtothis? Yourtearshaveextinguishedthis! Mayithappenthatmyfreedombeinmyown handsnow! HowunfortunateIam,tantalizedformy abodeIam Mycompanionsareinthehomeland,inthe prisonIam Springhasarrived,theflowerbudsare laughing OnmymisfortuneinthisdarkhouseIam wailing OGod,TowhomshouldIrelatemytaleof woe? IfearlestIdieinthiscagewiththiswoe! Sinceseparationfromthegardenthe conditionofmyheartissuch Myheartiswaxingthegrief,mygriefis waxingtheheart OListeners,consideringthismusicdonotbe happy Thiscallisthewailingofmywoundedheart Otheonewhoconfinedmemakemefree AsilentprisonerIam,earnmyblessingsfree

THEINTERROGATIONOFTHEDEAD
Thebrightsunishidden,thenightshowsits face Thenightshairisspreadonshouldersofthe earth Thisblackdressispreparationforsomeones mourning PerhapstheNaturesassemblageforthesun ismourning Theskyiscastingaspelloverthetalkinglip Thenightsmagicianiswatchingthe awakenedeye Thewindcurrentissubmergedintheriverof silence However,thetollingbellssoundcomesfrom thedistance Heartwhichinlovesturmoilisevadingthe world Hasdraggedmeherefarfromthemaddening crowd Iamthespectatorofthespectacleof disappointments Iamtheassociateofthosesleepingin solitudescorner

THEBIRDSCOMPLAINT
(ForChildren) Iamconstantlyremindedofthebygonetimes Thosegardenssprings,thosechorusof chimes Gonearethefreedomsofourownnests Wherewecouldcomeandgoatourown pleasure MyheartachesthemomentIthink Ofthebudssmileatthedewstears Thatbeautifulfigure,thatKaminisform Whichsourceofhappinessinmynestdid form Idonothearthoselovelysoundsinmycage now

134CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal OMyrestlessness!Waitandletmerest awhile Andletmeshedafewtearsatthishabitation Othosesteepedinaswoon,Whereareyou? Tellmesomethingofthelandwhereyoulive Isthatworldalsooneofprevarication? Isthatworldalsooneofdenizensstruggle? IsManengulfedbysorrowinthatlandalso? IsMansheartsuppressedandhelplessinthat landalso? Doesthemothburnitselfincandleslovein thatlandalso? Doesthetaleofflowerandnightingaleexist inthatgardenalso? Inthisworldasinglehemistichperturbsthe heart Doestherealsothewarmthofversesoftenthe heart? Thisworldsrelationsandallianceslifeswoes are Aresimilarsharpthornspresentinthat gardenalso? Thedailybreadandamillioncalamitiesthis worldhas Doesthesoulfreedomfromanxietiesinthat worldhas? Arethethunder,thefarmer,theharvestthere also? Arethecaravanandtherobbersfearthere also? Dobirdscollectbitsofstrawforneststhere also? Isthesearchforbricksandclayforhouse therealso? Arethehumansunawareoftheirrealitythere also? Aretheyafternationsandcustoms discriminationtherealso Doesgardennotcryatthenightingaleswail therealso? Likethisworldistherenosympathyinthat worldalso? DoestheParadiseagardenorarestful mansionconstitute? OrdoestheEternalBeautysUnveiledFaceit constitute? Doeshellamethodofburningawaysins constitute? Oritinflamesoffireawayofdiscipline constitute? Haswalkinggivenwaytospeedyflyingin thatworld? Whatisthesecretofwhatiscalleddeathby denizensofthisworld? Lifeeasestheheartsrestlessnessinthisworld Ishumanknowledgealsorestrictedinthat world? Doestheseparatedheartgetsatisfactionby sighttherealso? AreLanTaranisayingtheTursofthatland also Doesthesoulgetsolaceinlongingtherealso? Ismanavictimofdesiretolearntherealso? Ah!Isthatlandalsofilledwithdarkness? OrwithLoveslightiscompletely illuminated? Telluswhatthesecretunderthisrotating domeis Deathaprickingsharpthorninthehuman breastis. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

MOTHANDCANDLE
Whyisthemothyourlover,Oflame, Givinglifeinayieldingmove? Youmakeitswaysthequicksilversways. Youtaughtit,whatritesoflove? Thecreaturecirclesaroundyourflare. Howburntinyourflashofsight! Doesitknowlifespeaceinthethroesof death? Lifeenduresinyourardourbright? Hadyourlustrenotbeenintheworldshouse ofwoe Thetreeofhotlovehadnotbeengreen. Mothsinksbeforeyoumakingitsprayer, Frailhearttofeelscorchingkeen. Itmustthroblikeonelovingthebeautyof old: Smallprophet!smallmountainoffire! Themothwithitsurgetoenvisagetheflame! Poorworm,withitslightsdesire! [TranslatedbyH.T.Sorley]

TheCalloftheMarchingBell135

REASONANDHEART
Onedayreasonsaidtotheheart: Iamaguideforthosewhoarelost. Iliveonearth,butIroamtheskies justseethevastnessofmyreach. Mytaskintheworldistoguideandlead, IamlikeKhizrofblessedsteps. Iinterpretthebookoflife, AndthroughmeDivineGloryshinesforth. Youarenomorethanadropofblood, WhileIamtheenvyofthepricelesspearl! Theheartlistened,andthensaid: Thisisalltrue, Butnowlookatme, AndseewhatIam. Youpenetratethesecretofexistence, But1seeitwithmyeyes. YoudealWiththeoutwardaspectofthings, Iknowwhatlieswithin. Knowledgecomesfromyou,gnosisfromme; YouseekGod,IrevealHim. Attainingtheultimateinknowledgeonly makesonerestless Iamthecureforthatmalady. YouarethecandleoftheAssemblyofTruth; 1amthelampoftheAssemblyofBeauty. Youarehobbledbyspaceandtime, WhileIamthebirdintheLotusTree. Mystatusissohigh IamthethroneoftheGodofMajesty! [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

ThoughIexceedinglylovetherealcloseness Iamupsetbythemixingofwavesandthe shore Themiraculouspoetislikethegrainfromthe barn Thegrainhasnoexistenceifthereisnobarn Howcanbeautyunveilitselfifnooneis anxiousforsight Lightingofthecandleismeaninglessifthere isnoassembly Whydoesthetasteforspeechnotchangeto silence Whydoesthisbrilliancenotappearoutfrom mymirror Alas!Mytonguepoureditsspeechdown Whenwarsfirehadburntthegardendown

THESUN
(TranslatedfromGautier) OSun!Theworldsessenceandmotivator youare Theorganizerofthebookoftheworldyou are Thesplendorofexistencehasbeencreatedby you Theverdureofthegardenofexistence dependsonyou Thespectacleofelementsismaintainedby you Theexigencyoflifeinallismaintainedby you Yourappearanceconfersstabilityon everything Yourilluminationandconcordiscompletion oflife Youarethesunwhichestablisheslightinthe world Whichestablishesheart,intellect,essenceand wisdom OSun!Bestowonusthelightofwisdom Bestowyourlusterslightontheintellects eye Youarethedecoratorofnecessariesof existenceassemblage YouaretheYazdanofthedenizensofthe highandthelow

THEPAINFULWAIL
ConsumedwithgriefIam,Igetreliefinno way OcircumambientwatersoftheGangesdrown me Ourlandfomentsexcessivemutualenmity Whatunity!Ourclosenessharborsseparation Enmityinsteadofsincerityisoutrageous Enmityamongthesamebarnsgrainsis outrageous Ifthebrotherlybreezehasnotenteredina garden Nopleasurecanbederivedfromsongsinthat garden

136CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Yourexcellenceisreflectedfromeveryliving thing Themountainrangealsoshowsyourelegance Youarethesustainerofthelifeofall Youarethekingofthelightschildren Thereisnobeginningandnoendofyours Freeoflimitsoftimeisthelightofyours Innumerablefiretemplesareasleepinthis spark Discriminationbetweenhighandlowis createdbythisalone! Fragranceinflower,ecstasyinwineiscreated bythisalone! Garden,nightingale,flower,fragrancethis Cognitionis RootofthestruggleofIandyouthis Cognitionis AtcreationsdawnasBeautybecamethe abodeofLove ThesoundofKuntaughtwarmthtothe spiritofLove ThecommandcameBeautyofKunsgarden towitness Withoneeyeathousanddreadfuldreamsto witness Donotaskmeofthenatureoftheveilof being Theeveofseparationwasthedawnofmy being Gonearethedayswhenunawareof imprisonmentIwas Thatmyabodetheadornmentofthetreeof Turwas Iamaprisonerbutconsiderthecagetobea garden ThisexileshovelofsorrowIconsiderthe homeland Memoriesofthehomelandaneedless melancholybecame Nowthedesireforsight,nowLongingfor searchbecame OCandle!Lookattheexcessiveillusionof thought Lookattheendoftheoneworshippedby celestialdenizens ThemeofseparationIam,theexaltedoneI am DesignoftheWilloftheUniversesLordIam HedesiredmydisplayasHedesignedme WhenattheheadofExistenceDivanHe wroteme Thepearllikeslivinginahandfulofdust Stylemaybedullthesubjectisexcellent Notseeingitrightlyisthefaultofshort sightedperception

THECANDLE
OCandle!Iamalsoanafflictedpersoninthe worldassembly Constantcomplaintismylotinthemannerof therue Lovegavethewarmthofinternalpathosto you Itmademethefloristsellingbloodmixed tears Whetheryoubethecandleofacelebrating assemblyoroneatthegrave Ineveryconditionassociatedwiththetearsof sorrowyouremain Youreyeviewsallwithequitylikethe SecretsLovers Myeyeistheprideofthetumultof discrimination YourilluminationisalikeintheKabahand thetemple IamentangledinthetempleandtheHarams discrimination Yourblacksmokecontainsthesighselegance Issomehearthiddenintheplaceofyour manifestation? Youburnwithpathosduetodistancefrom TajallisLight Yourpathosthecallousonesconsideryour light Thoughyouareburningyouareunawareof itall Youseebutdonotencompasstheinternal pathos Iquiverlikemercurywiththeexcitementof vexation AswellIamawareofvexationsoftherestless heart ThiswasalsotheeleganceofsomeBeloved Whichgavemeperceptionofmyownpathos Thiscognitionofminekeepsmerestless

TheCalloftheMarchingBell137 Theuniverseistheshowofeffulgenceoftaste forCognizance Thisnetworkoftimeandspaceisthescaling ladderoftheUniverse ItisthenecklaceoftheneckofEternalBeauty Ihavelosttheway,LongingforthegoalIam OCandle!CaptiveofperceptionsillusionI am Iamthehunteraswellasthecircleof tyrannysnet! IamtheHaramsroofaswellasthebirdon Haramsroof AmItheBeautyorheadtofootthemelting loveamI? Itisnotclearwhetherthebelovedorthe LoveramI? Iamafraidtheoldsecretmaycomeuptomy lipsagain LeststoryofsufferingontheCrossmaycome upagain. Thenightingalebesofamiliarwithmyface that Herlittleheartharboringnofearfromme maybe Avenuesofgreentreesstandingonbothsides be Thespringsclearwaterprovidingabeautiful picturebe Theviewofthemountainrangemaybeso beautiful Toseeitthewavesofwateragainandagain risingbe Theverduremaybeasleepinthelapofthe earth Waterrunningthroughthebushesmay glisteningbe Againandagainthefloweredboughs touchingthewaterbe Asifsomebeautylookingatitselfinmirror be Whenthesunapplymyrtletotheevenings bride Thetunicofeveryflowermaypinkishgolden be Whennightstravelersfalterbehindwith fatigue Theironlyhopemybrokenearthenwarelamp maybe Maythelightningleadthemtomyhut Whencloudshoveringoverthewholeskybe. Theearlydawnscuckoo,thatmornings muadhdhin Maymyconfidantehebe,andmayhis confidanteIbe MayInotbeobligatedtothetempleortothe mosque Maythehutsholealoneheraldofmornings arrivalbe Whenthedewmaycometoperformthe flowersablution Maywailingmysupplication,weepingmy ablutionbe Inthissilencemaymyheartswailingriseso high Thatforstarscaravantheclarionscallmy wailingbe Mayeverycompassionateheartweepingwith mebe

ALONGING
OLord!Ihavebecomewearyofhuman assemblages! Whentheheartissadnopleasurein assemblagescanbe Iseekescapefromtumult,myheartdesires Thesilencewhichspeechmayardentlylove! Ivehementlydesiresilence,Istronglylong that Asmallhutinthemountainssidemaythere be FreedfromworryImayliveinretirement FreedfromthecaresoftheworldImaybe Birdschirpingmaygivethepleasureofthe lyre Inthespringsnoisemaytheorchestras melodybe TheflowerbudburstingmaygiveGods messagetome Showingthewholeworldtomethissmall winecupmaybe Myarmmaybemypillow,andthegreen grassmybedbe Puttingthecongregationtoshamemy solitudesqualitybe

138CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Perhapsitmayawakenthosewhomay unconsciousbe MaytheLovecreatingBeautyineverything appeartome! Iftherosepetalsgetdamagedbythebreeze Mayitspaindroppingfrommyeyeasatear be Maytheheartcontainthatlittlesparkof Lovesfire Thelightofwhichmaycontainthesecretof theTruth MaymyheartnotminebuttheBeloveds mirrorbe! Maynothoughtinmymindexcepthuman sympathybe! Ifyoucannotendurethehardshipsofthe tumultuousworld OtheGreatLuminarythatisnotthemarkof greatness! Asyouarenotawareofyour worlddecoratingbeauty Youcannotbeequaltoaspeckofdustatthe Mansdoor! ThelightofManeagerfortheSpectacleever remained Andyouobligatedtothetomorrows morningeverremained LongingfortheLightoftheTruthisonlyin ourhearts AbodeofLailahofdesireforsearchisonlyin thislitter Openingofthedifficultknot,Ohwhata pleasureitis! Thepleasureofuniversalgaininourendless effortis! Yourbosomisunacquaintedwiththepainof investigation Youarenotfamiliarwithsearchingofthe secretsofNature

THEMORNINGSUN
FarfromtheignoblestrifeofManstavern youare Thewinecupadorningtheskysassemblage youare Thejewelwhichshouldbethepearlofthe morningsbridesearyouare Theornamentwhichwouldbetheprideof horizonsforeheadyouare Theblotofnightsinkfromtimespagehas beenremoved! Thestarfromskylikeaspuriouspicturehas beenremoved! Whenfromtheroofoftheskyyourbeauty appears Effectofsleepswinesuddenlyfromeyes disappears Perceptionsexpansegetsfilledwithlight Thoughopensonlythematerialeyeyour light Thespectaclewhichtheeyesseekisdesired Theeffulgencewhichwouldopentheinsight isdesired Thedesiresforfreedomwerenotfulfilledin thislife Weremainedimprisonedinchainsof dependencealllife Thehighandthelowarealikeforyoureye Itoohavelongingforsuchadiscerningeye Maymyeyesheddingtearsinsympathyfor otherswoesbe! Maymyheartfreefromtheprejudiceof nationandcustomsbe! Maymytonguebenotboundwith discriminationofcolor Maymankindbemynation,thewholeworld mycountrybe MaysecretofNaturesorganizationclearto myinsightbe Maysmokeofmyimaginationscandlerising totheskybe Maysearchforsecretsofoppositesnotmake merestless!

PATHOSOFLOVE
OPathosofLove!Youareaglossypearl Beware,youshouldnotappearamong strangers Thetheatreofyourdisplayisconcealed undertheveil Themodernaudienceeyeacceptsonlythe visibledisplay

TheCalloftheMarchingBell139 NewbreezehasarrivedintheExistence garden OPathosofLove!Nowthereisnopleasurein display Beware!Youshouldnotbestrivingfor ostentation! Youshouldnotbeobligatedtothe nightingaleslament! Thetulipswinecupshouldbedevoidof wine Thedewstearshouldbeameredropof water Yoursecretshouldbehiddeninthebosom somewhere Yourheartmeltingtearshouldnotbeyour betrayer Theflowerystyledpoetstongueshouldnot betalking Separationscomplaintshouldnotbe concealedinflutesmusic Thisageisacritic,goandsomewhereconceal yourself Intheheartinwhichyouareresidingconceal yourself Thelearningssurpriseisneglectingyou, beware! YourimmatureeyeisnottheseekerofTruth, beware Lettheelegantthoughtremaininsearchof Truth Letyourwisdomlovingeyeremainin astonishment Thisisnotthegardenwhosespringyoumay be Thisisnottheaudienceworthyofyour appearance Thisaudienceistheloverofthematerial sights Thepurposeofyoursightistheclosetof secrecy Everyheartisintoxicatedwiththewineof thinking SomethingdifferentistheTuroftheKalims ofthisage [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

AWITHEREDROSE
HowshallIcallyounowaflower Tellme,ohwitheredrose! Howcallyouthatbelovedforwhom Thenightingalesheartglows? Thewindssoftripplescradledyou Androckedyourbygonehours, AndyournameoncewasLaughingRose Inthecountryofflowers; Withthedawnbreezesthatreceived Yourfavoursyouonceplayed, Likeaperfumersvaseyourbreath Sweetenedthegardenglade. Theseeyesarefull,anddropslikedew Fallthickonyouagain; Thisdesolateheartfindsdimlyits Ownimageinyourpain, Arecorddrawninminiature Ofallitssorrygleaming; Mylifewasallalifeofdreams, Andyouyouareitsmeaning. Itellmystoriesasthereed Pluckedfromitsnativewild Murmurs;ohRose,listen!Itell Thegriefofheartsexiled. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

THETOMBSTONEOFSAYYID
Oyouwhoselifeisconfinedinthematerial world Oyouwhosesoulisimprisonedinthecage Lookatthefreedomofthisgardenswarblers Lookattheprosperityofthoseoncedesolate ThisisthecongregationwithwhichIwas concerned Thisistherewardofpatienceand perseverance Mytombstoneisardentlydesirousofspeech, look! Atthistombstonesinscriptionwithinsight look! Ifyouraimintheworldisdinseducation Neverteachyournationworldsabdication Donotuseyourtongueforsectarianism ResurrectionDaystumultforbootyis stalking

140CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Yourwritingsshouldpavethewayforunity Beware!Noheartshouldbehurtbyyour speech Inthenewcongregationdonotstartoldtales Donotstartagainwhatarenowunacceptable tales Listentomyadviceifyouareanystatesman Courageisyoursupportifyouarealeaderof men Hesitationinexpressingyourpurposedoes notbehooveyou Ifyourintentionsaregoodyoushouldnot fearanything TheMuminsheartisclearoffearand hypocrisy TheMuminsheartisfearlessagainstthe rulerspower Ifyourhandsdoholdthemiraculouspen IfyourheartscupisclearlikethecupofJam YouareaDivinepupil!Keepyourtongue immaculate! Beware,Lestyourprayerscallremains unanswered! Withthemiracleofyourverseawakenthose sleeping Burndownfalsehoodsproducewiththe flameofyourcall. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Allshapesoflifethatwanesandgrowsbefore usyoudisplay: Whereisyournativeland?towardswhat countryliesyourway? Youwhostillwanderyetstillkeepyourpath, takemewithyou, Takemenowwhilethesethrobbingthornsof tormentpiercemethrough! Igropeforlight,Ianguishinthisearthabode, achild Intheschoolroomofexistence,likepale mercuryquickandwild.

MANANDNATURE
Watchingatdaybreakthebrightsuncome forth Iaskedtheassembledhostofheavenand earth Yourradiantlooksarekindledbythat glowingorbswarmbeams Thatturnstoripplingsilveryourflowing streams; Thatsunitisthatclothesyouinthese ornamentsoflight, Andwhosetorchburnstokeepyour concoursebright. Yourrosesandrosegardensarepicturesof Paradise WheretheScriptureofTheSunpaintsits device; Scarletthemantleoftheflower,andemerald ofthetree, Greenandredsylphsofyourconsistory; Yourtallpavilion,thebluesky.Isfringed withtasselledgold Whenroundthehorizonsruddyclouds arerolled, Andwhenintoeveningsgobletyourrose tintednectarflows Howlovelythetwilightssoftvermilion glows! Yourstationisexalted,andyoursplendour: overall Yourcreatureslightliesthick,adazzling pall; Toyourmagnificencethedawnisonehigh hymnofpraise,

THENEWMOON
Thedaysbrightlaunchhasflounderedinthe whirlpooloftheNile, Ontheriversfaceonefragmentfloats eddyinglyawhile; Intothebowlofheaventhetwilightscrimson blooddropsrun HasNaturewithherlancetprickedthehot veinsofthesun? Isthatanearring,thattheskyhasthieved fromEveningsbride, orthroughthewaterdoessomesilveryfish, quivering,glide? Yourcaravanholdsonitsway,thoughno trumpetbeblown; Yourvoicestillmurmurs,thoughnomortal earmaycatchitstone.

TheCalloftheMarchingBell141 Noragofnightlurksonitinthatsuns blaze. AndIItooinhabitthisabodeoflight;but why Isthestarburnedoutthatrulesmy destiny? Whychainedinthedark,pastreachofany ray, IllfaringandillfatedandilldoingmustI stay? Speaking,Iheardavoicefromsomewhere sound, Fromheavensbalconyornearthe ground Youarecreationsgardener,flowersliveonly inyourseeing, Byyourlighthangsmybeingornotbeing; Allbeautyisinyou:Iamthetapestryofyour soul; Iamitskey,butyouareLovesownscroll. Theloadthatwouldnotleavemeyouhave liftedfrommyshoulder, Youareallmychaoticworksremoulder. IfIexist,itisonlyasapensionerofthesun, Needingnoaidfromwhomyourspark burnson; Mygardenwouldturnwildernessifthesun shouldfail, Thissojournofdelightaprisonspale. Ohyouentangledinthesnareoflongingand unrest, Stillignorantofathingsomanifest Dullard,whoshouldbeproud,andstillby selfcontemptenslaved Bearinyourbrainillusiondeep engraved Ifyouwouldweighyourworthatitstrue rate, Nolongerwouldillfaringorilldoingbe yourfate! [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

THEMESSAGEOFDAWN
(AdaptedfromHenryWadsworthLongfellow) Whenthesparklingofthenightsforeheads decorationdisappeared Thezephyroflifewiththenewsofthehappy morningappeared Itawakenedthenightingaleofflowerysong initsnest Itshooktheshoulderofthefarmeronthe fieldsedge Itbrokethespellofdarknessofnights talismanwithSurahalNur Itrobbedthegoldencrownofbedchambers candleinthedark Itchantedthemagicofawakeningonthose sleepinginthetemple ItgavetheBrahmanthetidingsofthebright sun Arrivingatthemosquesroofitsaidtothe Muadhdhin Doyounotfearappearanceofthe resplendentsun? Climbingthegardenswallitcriedthistothe rosebud Burst!YouaretheMuadhdhinofthe morningOrosebud ItgavethecommandinthewildernessMove OCaravan! Everydustspeckwillshinelikefireflyin thewilderness Whenitreachedthecemeteryfromthe livingshabitation Witnessingthespectacleofthecemeteryit spokethus Remainlyingincomfortstill,comeagain shallI Makethewholeworldsleep,wakeyouup shallI

LOVEANDDEATH
(AdaptedFromLordAlfredTennyson) ThehouroftheUniverseappearancewas charming Theflowerbudoflifewasshoweringsmiles Herethegoldencrown,thesunwasgetting Therethemoonitsmoonlightwasgetting

142CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Thedarkgowntothenightwasbeinggiven Trainingofbrightnesstostarswasbeing given TheExistencesbranchwasgettingleaves here Thebudoflifewasburstingoutthere Theangelswereteachingweepingtothedew Forthefirsttimetherosewaslaughing Theywereconferringpathosonthepoets heart Khudiforthewineofbekhudiwaspining Forthefirsttimedarkblackcloudswere appearing AsifsomeHouriofParadisewithopenhair wasstanding Theearthwasclaimingeleganceofthesky Thespacewasclaimingtobeboundless Inshortsobeautifulthesightwas Thatseeingitinitselfapanoramawas Theangelstheirflyingpowersweretesting Eternallightsfromtheirforeheadswere appearing AnangelcalledLovetherewas Whoseguidanceeveryoneshopewas Theangelwhotheembodimentof restlessnesswas Angelamongangelsandrestlesslikemercury hewas HewasgoingtowardstheParadiseforastroll Hemetdeathonitswaybythedestinysroll Heaskeddeath,Whatisthenameandwork ofyours? Idonotwanttoencounterthefaceofyours Hearingthissaidtheangelofdeath Myworkisclear,Iamtheangelofdeath Ishatterthechattelsofexistence Iextinguishthesparkoflife Themagicofannihilationisinmyeyes Themessageofdestructionisitssymhol ButthereisoneentityintheUniverse Itisfire,Iamonlymercurybeforeit Itlivesinthehumanheartasaspark ItisthedarlingoftheDivineLight Itconstantlydripsastearsfromtheeyes Thetearswhosebitternessistolerable WhenLoveheardthisfromthedeathslips, Laughterstartedappearingfromitslips Thethunderofsuchsmiledescendedon death Howcandarknessstayinfrontofsuchlight? Onseeingeternitytodeathitfell Deathitwas,todeathitfell [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

VIRTUEANDVICE
AMullah(Itellyouhistalenotabit Withanyambitionofairingmywit) Byasceticdeportmenthadwonhighrepute, Inhispraiseneithergentlenorsimplewere mute. Godswill,hewouldsay,justasmeaningis latent Inwords,throughpuredoctrinealone becomespatent. Hisheartafullbowl:wineofpietyworked there, Thoughsomedregsofconceitofomniscience lurkedthere Hewaswonttorecounthisownmiracles, knowing Howthiskepthistallyoffollowersgrowing. Hehadlongbeenresidingnotfarfrommy street, Sosinnerandsaintwereaccustomedtomeet: ThisIqbal,heonceaskedanacquaintanceof mine, Isdoveofthetreeintheliteraryline, buthowdoreligionssternmonishments seem Toagreewiththismanwhoatversebeats Kalim? HethinksaHindunotaheathen,Imtold, Amostcasuisticalnotiontohold, AndsometaintsoftheShiasheresysully HismindIhaveheardhimextollingtheir Ali; Hefindsroominourworshipformusic whichmust Beintendedtoleveltruefaithwiththedust! Aswithpoetssooften,noscrupleofduty Detershimfrommeetingthevendorsof beauty; Inthemorning,devotionsatevening,the fiddle

TheCalloftheMarchingBell143 Ihaveneverbeenabletofathomthisriddle. Yetdawn,mydisciplesassureme,isnot Moreunsoiledthanthatyouthisbyblemish orspot; NoIqbal,butaheterogeneouscreature, Hismindcrammedwithlearning,with impulsehisnature, Indivinity,doubtless,asdeepasMansur; Whatthefellowisreally,Icannotmakeout IsitfoundingsomebrandnewIslamhes about? Thusthegreatmanprotractedhischatter, andinshortmadeaverylongtaleofthe matter. Inourtown,alltheworldhearsofevery transaction: Isoongotreportsfrommyownlittlefaction, AndwhenIfellinwithHisWorshiponeday Inourtalkthesametopiccameupbythe way. If,saidhe,Ifoundfault,puregoodwillwas thecause, Andmydutytopointoutreligionsstrict laws. Notatall,Iresponded,Imakeno complaint, Asaneighbourofmineyouneedfeelno constraint; InyourpresenceIam,asmybenthead declares, Metamorphosedatoncefromgayyouthto greyhairs, Andifmytruenatureeludesyouranalysis, Yourclaimtoomniscienceneedfearno paralysis; Formealsomynatureremainsstill enravelled, Theseaofmythoughtsistoodeepand untravelled: ItoolongtoknowtheIqbalofreality, Andoftenshedtearsatthiswallofduality. ToIqbalofIqballittleknowledgeisgiven; Isaythisnotjestingnotjesting,byHeaven! [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

THEPOET
Anationislikeabody, Andtheindividualsinitthebodyslimbs: Thosewhowalktheroadofindustry Areitshandsandfeet, Theofficeofgovernmentisitsbeautifulface, Andthepoetoftunefulmelodiesisitsseeing eye. Ifjustonelimbshouldsufferpain, Tearswilldropfromtheeye Howanxioustheeyeisforthewholebody! [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

THEHEART
Talesofgallowsandcrucifixionaremere childsplayfortheHeart TherequestofAriniisonlythetitleofthe storyoftheHeart OLord!Howpowerfulthefullcupofthat winewouldbe? TheWaytoeternityiseachsinglelineonthe measuringcupoftheHeart OLord!Wasitthecloudofmercyorthe thunderboltofLove Whenthelifescropgotburneddown, sproutedtheseedoftheHeart YouwouldhavegottheBeautysbountiful treasure OFarhad!Youneverdugintotheruinsofthe Heart NowitlooksliketheArsh,nowlikethe Kabah OGod!Whoselodgingistheabodeofmy Heart IthasitsownjununandIhavemyownsawda TheHeartlovessomeoneelseandIlovethe Heart Youdonotcomprehendthis,Osimple heartedascetic! Envyofathousandprostrationsisoneslipof theHeart Itchangestheheapofearthintoelixir SuchisthepoweroftheashesoftheHeart Itgainsfreedomafterbeingcaughtinthenet ofLove

144CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Onbeingthunderstruckgreensupthetreeof theHeart. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Isearchedlongfortherosesightamong thorns Ah!IhavenotfoundthatYusufinyour marketplace Theperplexedeyeforanothersceneis searching Asstormstrickenmyeyeforcoastis searching LeavingyourgardenlikefragranceIam going Farewell!OworldlycompanyIamgoingto thehomeland Ihavemademyhomeinthequietnessofthe mountainside Ah!Idonotgetthispleasurein conversationsmusic! AssociateofNargisiShahlah,androses companionIam Thegardenismyhomeland,nightingales associateIam Thesoundofthespringsmusiclullsmeto sleep Themorningcuckoofromthegreencarpet wakesmeup Everyoneintheworldassemblagesociallife likes Thepoetsheartbutthesolitudescornerlikes Iamvergedonlunacybybeingperturbedin habitations ForwhomIamsearching,roaminginthe mountainvalleys? Whoselovemakesmeroaminthemeadows? Andmakesmesleeponthespringsbanks? Youtauntmethatfondofthecornerof retirementIam LookOimprudentone!Messengerof NaturesassemblyIam Compatriotoftheelms,turtledoves confidanteIam! InthisgardenssilenceinthestateofanxietyI am! IfIdohearsomethingitisonlytotellothers IfIdoseesomethingitisonlytoshowothers Myheartisaloverofretirement,proudofmy homeIam ScoffingatthethronesofDaraandSikandarI am

THEWAVEOFRIVER
Myrestlessheartdothneverkeepmestill: Thisinnercoreofmeismercury. Theycallmewave.Theoceanismygoal. Nochainofwhirlingeddyholdethme. Mysteedlikeairuponthewaterrides. Mygarmentshemonthornoffisheertore, WhenmoonisfullsometimesIleapallfey; SometimesallmadIdashmyheadonshore. Iamthepilgrimlovingjourneysstage. WhyamIrestless?Ifmyheartmakequest. Ifleefromthecrampedtormentofthestream, Awayfromtheseaswidespaces,all distressed. [TranslatedbyH.T.Sorley]

FAREWELLOWORLDSCONGREGATION!
(AdaptedfromRalphWaldoEmerson) FarewellOworldlycompanions!Iamgoing tomyhomeland Iamfeelingunhappyinthiswellpopulated wilderness Iamverymuchdejected,unsuitablefor assembliesIam Neitheryouaresuitableformenorsuitable foryouIam Thekingsaudienceandtheministersbed chambereachisaprison Thegoldenchainsprisonerwillbreak himselffreefromthisprison Thoughmuchpleasureisinembellishing yourassembly Butsomekindofstrangenessisinyour acquaintance Iremainedlongincompanyofyour selfcenteredpeople Iremainrestlessforlonglikethewavesofthe ocean Iremainedlonginyourluxurygatherings Iremainedlongsearchingforlightinthe darkness

TheCalloftheMarchingBell145 Howenchantingistheactoflyingunderthe trees Asnowandthenmysightfallsattheevening star Whereinthestrangehouseoflearningcan thisbeseen! Thesecretofuniversecanonlyinthe rosepetalbeseen. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Likeyou,Isometimesweep;andsometimesI laugh. Iappeartobeafoolishadolescent,butIam alsoababy! [TranslatedbyD.J.Matthews]

THEPORTRAITOFANGUISH
Mystoryisnotindebtedtothepatienceof beingheard Mysilenceismytalk,myspeechlessnessis myspeech Whydoesthiscustomofsilencingexistin yourassembly? Mytongueistantalizedtotalkinthis assembly Someleaveswerepickedupbythetulip, somebythenarcissus,somebytherose Mystoryisscatteredaroundeverywherein thegarden Theturtledoves,parrots,andnightingales pilferedaway Thegardensdenizensjointlyrobbedaway myplaintiveway OCandle!Dripliketearsfromtheeyeofthe moth HeadtofootpathosIam,fulloflongingismy story OGod!Whatisthepleasureoflivingsoin thisworld? Neithertheeternallife,northesuddendeath ismine Thisisnotonlymywailing,butisthatofthe entiregarden Iamarose,tomeeveryroseautumnismy autumn Inthisgriefstrickenland,inlifelongspellof thecaravansbellIam Fromthepalpitatingheartsbountiesthe silentclamorIhave Intheworldsgardenunawareofpleasant companyIam Whomhappinessstillmourns,thathapless personIam Speechitselfshedstearsatmyillluck Silentword,longingforaneagerearIam IamamerehandfulofscattereddustbutIdo notknow

YOUNGBABY
Itookaknifeawayfromyouandyoushriek. Iamkind,butyouthoughtIwasbeing unkind. Thenyouwillliethereandcry,youwhohave justarrivedinthisworldofsorrow. Makesureitdoesnotprickyou!Thetipofthe penissoslender. Ah!Whyareyousofondofathingwhich willgiveyoupain? Playwiththispieceofpaperthatis harmless. Whereisyourball?Whereisyourchinacat? Thatlittleanimalwiththebrokenhead? Yourmirrorwasfreefromthedustofdesire. Assoonasyoureyesopened,thesparkof desireshoneout. Itishiddeninthemovementofyourhands, inthewayyousee. Likeyou,yourdesireisalsonewborn. Yourlifeisfreeoftheprisonofdiscretion. Perhapsthesecretofnatureismanifestto youreyes. Whenyouareangrywithmeabout something,youshriek. Whatasight!Youaremadehappywitha pieceofwastepaper! Inthishabit,Iaminharmonywithyou. Youarecapricious;Iamalsocapricious. Iamgiventothejoysofmomentarypleasure; Ishriekaswell. Iamquicklymovedtoanger;Iamquickly consoled. Myeyesareenchantedwithallthebeauty theyseebeforethem. Myfoolishnessisnolessthanyours.

146CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal WhetherAlexanderoramirrororjustdust andscumIam DespiteallthismyexistenceistheDivine Purpose Embodimentoflightiswhosereality,that darknessIam Iamatreasure,concealedinthewilderness dust NooneknowswhereIam,orwhosewealthI am? Myinsightisnotobligatedtothestrollof existence ThatsmallworldIamwhosesovereign myselfIam Neitherwine,norcupbearer,norecstasy,nor gobletIam Butthetruthofeverythingintheexistence tavernIam Myheartsmirrorshowsmebothworlds secrets IrelateexactlywhatIwitnessbeforemyeyes Iambestowedwithsuchspeechamongthe elegantspeakers ThatthebirdsoftheArshsroofare concordantwithme Thisalsoisaneffectofmytumultuouslove ThatmyheartsmirrorsareDestinys confidante Yourspectaclemakesmeshedtears,OIndia! Yourtalesareadmonitoryamongallthetales Conferringthewailingonmeislike conferringeverything SinceeternityDestinyspenhasputmewhere allyourmournersare Ogardenerdonotleaveeventherosepetals traceinthisgarden! Byyourmisfortunewarpreparationsare afootamongthegardeners Theskyhaskeptthunderboltsconcealedup itssleeve Gardensnightingalesshouldnotslumberin theirnests Listentomycall,Oimprudentone!Thisis somethingwhich Thebirdsingardensarerecitinglikethedaily prayers Thinkofthehomeland,Oignorantone!Hard timesarecoming Conspiraciesforyourdestructionareafootin theheavens Payattentiontowhatishappeningandwhat isgoingtohappen Whatgoodthereisinrepeatingthetalesof theoldglories? Howlongwillyouremainsilent?Createtaste forcomplaint! Youshouldbeontheearth,soyourcriesbein theheavens! Youwillbeannihilatedifyoudonot understand,OpeopleofIndia! Evenyourtaleswilldisappearfromthe worldschronicles ThisisthelawofNature,thisistheorderof Nature Thosewhotreaddynamismspath,arethe darlingsofNature Iwillsurelyexhibitallmyhiddenwounds today Iwillsurelychangeassemblytoagarden withbloodmixedtears Ihavetolighteveryheartscandlewith hiddenpathos Iwillsurelycreatebrightilluminationinyour darkness Sothatlovecognizantheartsbecreatedlike rosebuds Iwillsurelyscatteraroundmyhandfulof dustinthegarden Ifstringingthesescatteredpearlsinasingle rosary Isdifficult,Iwillsurelymakethisdifficult taskeasy OCompanion!Leavemealoneinthesoul searchingeffort AsIwillsurelyexhibitthismarkoftheardent Love Iwillshowtheworldwhatmyeyeshaveseen Iwillsurelymakeyoualsobewilderedlikea mirror Thediscerningeyeseeseverythingcovered inveils Itdoesseetheexigenciesofthenatureof times Youhavenotacquaintedyourheartwith pleasureofdignity

TheCalloftheMarchingBell147 Youhavepassedyourentirelifeinhumility likefootprints Youalwaysremainedentangledinsidethe assembly,but Havenotacquaintedyourselfwiththeworld outsidetheassembly Youhavecontinuedlovingthecharmof materialbeauties Butyouhaveneverseenyourownelegance inthismirror GiveupprejudiceOimprudentone!Inthe worldsglasshouse Theyareyourownpictureswhichyouhave takenasevilones Becomeembodimentofthewailoftyrannyof lifespathos! Youhaveconcealedsoundinyourpocketlike therueseed Clarityofhearthasnothingtodowith externaldecorations Oimprudentone!Youhaveappliedmyrtleto mirrorspalm Notonlytheeartheventheskyisbewailing yourimprudence Itisoutrageousthatyouhavetwistedthe Quranslines! Towhatpurposeisyourclaimto monotheism! Youhavemadetheidolofselfconceityour deity WhatdidyouseeevenifyousawYusufin thewell? Oimprudentone!Youhavemadethe Absoluteconfined Youaregreedyofflowerystyleevenatthe pulpit Youradvicealsoisaformofstorytelling ShowthatuniversallyilluminatingBeautyto yourweepingeye Whichrendersthemothhighlyagitated, whichmakesthedewweeplikeeye Mereseeingisnotitspurpose!Ogreedyone SomeOnehasmadethehumaneyewith somepurpose Evenifheviewedthewholeworld,whatdid hesee? Jamcouldnotseehisownrealityinthewine cup Sectarianismisthetree,prejudiceisitsfruit ThisfruitcausedexpulsionofSAdamfrom Paradise Notevenasinglerosepetalcouldriseby sunsattraction Itisthelongingforelegancewhichraisesthe dew ThosewoundedbyLovedonotwanderin searchofcure Thesewoundedonesthemselvescreatetheir owncure Theheartgetscompleteilluminationbythe sparkofLove TheTursflowerbedisraisedfromtheLoves smallseed Everymaladyscureistoremainwounded withLongingssword Woundsremedyistoremainfreefrom obligationtostitching WiththeBekhudiswineuptothecelestial worldismyflight FromdisappearanceofcolorIhavelearntto remainfragrance Howcantheweepingeyerefrainfrom homelandslamentation? Theibadahforthepoetseyeistoremain constantlywithablution Towhatpurposeshouldwemakeournestin therosebranch Ah!Howcanwelivewithconstantdisgrace inthegarden Ifyouunderstand,independenceisveiledin Love Slaveryistoremainimprisonedinthenetof schism Contentmentiswhatkeepsthecup submergedinwater Youshouldalsoremainlikethebubbleinthe stream Itisbestforyounottoremainindifferentto yoursown Oapatheticperson!Ifyouwanttoremain aliveintheworld SoulinvigoratingwineistheLoveofthe humanrace Ithastaughtmetoremainecstaticwithout thewinecupandthepitcher

148CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Sicknationshavebeencuredonlythrough Love Nationshavewardedofftheiradversity throughLove TheexpanseofLoveisatonceforeignland andhomeland Thiswildernessisthecage,thenest,aswellas thegarden Loveistheonlystagewhichisthestageas wellasthewilderness Itisthebell,thecaravan,theleaderaswellas therobber Everybodycallsitanillness,butitissuchan illness Inwhichthecureforallillsandmisfortunes isconcealed Theheartspathosinawayistobecome embodimentofLight Ifthismothburnsitisalsotheassemblys candle TheBeautyisjustonebutappearsin everything ItisShirin,thesky,aswellasthemountain digger Distinctionofsectsandgovernmentshas destroyednations Isthereanyconcernforthehomelandinmy compatriotshearts? Prolongingthetaleofmywoescallsfor silence,otherwise Thetongueinmymouthaswellastheability tospeakis Takenotthismeaningfultaleasrelatedby meis Thestorywasendless,butrelatedwith silenceis. Sightisasleepinmyeyeslikethe extinguishedcandle. Iamfondofseclusion,Ihatethehabitation Irunawayfromthecityinexcruciationof love Imaketheheartrestlessfromtheoldendays memory ForsatisfactionIcomeardentlyrunning towardsyou Thoughtheeyeisfamiliarwithyournook andcorner Stillsomestrangenessisapparentfrommy speed Myheartsspeckwasjusttobeacquainted withthesun Thebrokenmirrorwasjusttoexpandintothe universe Thetreeofmylongingswasjustgoingto greenup Ah!whatdoesanyoneknowwhatIwas goingtobe! Mercyscloudgatheredupitsskirtfrommy gardenanddeparted Rainedalittleovertheflowerbudsofmy desiresanddeparted Whereareyou!OKalimofthepinnacleSina oflearning! Yourbreathwasthebreezepromotingthejoy oflearning Goneisthatzealforwalkinginthevast expanseoflearning! Inmyintellectalsoyouweretheinspirerof loveoflearning WhereisLaylasfervor,soastodecorate Loveagain MaymakethedustofMajnunmixedwith wildernessagain Thewildernessofsolitudewillopenthefates knot Ishallreachyouafterbreakingthechainsof thePunjab Thebewilderedeyelooksuponyourpicture Buthowcanonesearchingforspeechbe happy? Nopowertospeakthepicturesmouthhas Silenceisthespeechwhichthepicturehas [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

LAMENTOFSEPARATION
(InMemoryofArnold) Ohouse!Yourresidentisnowresidinginthe West Ah!ThelandoftheEastwasnotlikedbyhim Todaymyheartisconvincedofthistruth Thelightoftheseparationsdayisdarker thannight Asfromhisdeparturesbreastthescaris pickedup

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THEMOON
Mydesertfromyournativelandhowmanya leaguedivides! Yetbyyourpowerthewatersofmyheart feelstheseroughtides. Towhatfargatheringareyoubound,what fargatheringcome? Yourfaceisblanched,asiffromjourneyings longandwearisome. Youinthisuniversealllight,andIall darkness,share Onedestinytogetherinourvalleyofdespair; Iburninaflameoflonging,ah!burnforthe giftofsight, Andyou,allsearedwithfiresoflonging,bed thesunforlight; Andifyourfootstepscannotstrayfromone fixedcirclesbound, Itoomoveinonecircleasacompasshand movesround. Youroamforlornlifespathtowhosedull griefsItooamdoomed, Youshiningthroughcreationsthrong,Iin myflameconsumed; Alongroadliesbeforemeandalongroad waitsforyou; Thesilenceofyourthrongingskiesisherein myhearttoo. Mynatureislikeyours,youwhowereborn toseek,torove, Thoughyoursaresilverraysthelightthat guidesmyfeetislove. Itoodwellamongmany:ifyougo companionless Amidthecompanyofheaven,Iknowyour loneliness; Andwhenforyoutheblazeofdawn proclaimsextinction,I Drownwithyouinthecrystalgloryof eternity. Andyet,yet,radiantmoon!wearenotofone race;itis Noheartlikeyourheartthatcanfeelandtell itsmiseries. Thoughyouareoflight,andIofdarkness made,youare

Stillfarfromthirstofconsciousness,a thousandjourneysfar; Beforemysoulthepathliesclearinviewthat itmusttrace Nogleamofknowledgesuchasminewill everlightyourface. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

BILAL
Asthestarofyourdestinyascendedtoshine ItliftedandbroughtyoufromAbyssiniato Hijaz Thisalonemadeinhabitedyourdesolate house Betterthanathousandfreedomsisyour slavery Thatthresholdnotevenforamomentyou couldleave InsomeonesLovealltormentsyoubore cheerfully TheoppressionbefallinginLoveisnot oppression Ifthereisnotorment,thereisnopleasurein Love FullofIntellectionlikeSalmanwasyour insight Thewineofsightusedtoincreaseyourthirst LikeKaleemyouwereinsearchoftheSight UwaiswastantalizedforthepowerofSight Madinahwasthelightforyoureyessotosay ForyouthiswildernesswastheTursotosay YourlongingforSightcontinuedevenafter witnessingtheSight Thecoldheartwarmedupbutitsbreathdid notrestevenforamoment Suchalightningstruckyourimpatientsoul ThatyourdarknesswasscoffingattheMusas palm Theycapturedwarmthfromtheflameand struckitonyourheart WhatalightningofEffulgencetheystruckon motesofyourefforts! ThecharmofyourlongingfortheSightwas theembodimentofsupplication Thecontinuoussightingofsomeonewasyour prayer

150CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Sinceeternitytheadhanwastheanthemof yourLove PrayerwasthesubtlepretextfortheSight HappywastheagewhenYathribwashis abode! Howhappywasthetimewhencommonwas hisSight [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Itaughtthepropositionoftherevolving earth. Idonnedthelensoffarseeingreason, andtoldtheworldthesecretofgravity. Icapturedraysandtherestlesslightning, Makingthisearththeenvyofparadise. Butalthoughmyreasonheldtheworld captivetomyring, YetIremainedignorantofthesecretof existence. Whenatlastmyeyes,worshippersof appearance,wereopened, Ifounditalreadylodgedinthemansionof myheart! [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

THESTORYOFADAM
WhatastoryIhavetotell,toanyonewhowill listen, OfhowItravelledinforeignlands! IforgotthestoryoftheFirstCovenant. Inthegardenofheaven, When1drankthefierycupofawarenessIfelt uneasy. Ihavealwayssearchedforthetruthaboutthe world, Showingthecelestialheightsofmythought. Suchwasmyfickletemperament ThatinnoplaceundertheskycouldIsettle forgood. Attimes1clearedtheKabaofstoneidols, Butattimesputstatuesinthesamesanctuary; Attimes,tosavourtalk,1wenttoMount Sinai Andhidtheeternallightinthefoldsofmy sleeve; BymyownpeopleIwashungonthecross; Itravelledtotheskies,leavingearthbehind. ForyearsIhidintheCaveofHira, Iservedtheworlditslastcupofwine; ArrivinginIndia,IsangtheDivineSong; ItookafancytothelandofGreece; WhenIndiadidnotheedmycall, IwenttoliveinChinaandJapan; Isawtheworldcomposedofatoms, Contrarytowhatthemenoffaithtaught. Bystirringuptheconflictbetweenreasonand faith, Isoakedinbloodhundredsoflands. WhenIfailedtoprobetherealityofthestars, Ispentnightsonendwrappedinthought. TheswordoftheChurchcouldnotfrighten me;

THEINDIANANTHEM
ThebestlandintheworldisourIndia; Weareitsnightingales;thisisourgarden. Ifweareinexile,ourheartresidesinour homeland. Understandthatwearealsowhereourheart is. Thatisthehighestmountain,theneighbour ofthesky; Itisoursentry;itisourwatchman. Initslapplaythousandsofstreams, Andthegardensthatflourishbecauseofthem aretheenvyofParadise. Oh,watersoftheriverGanges!Doyou rememberthosedays? Thosedayswhenourcaravanhaltedonyour bank? Religiondoesnotteachustobeenemieswith eachother: WeareIndians,ourhomelandisourIndia. Greece,EgyptandByzantiumhaveallbeen erasedfromtheworld. Butourfameandbannerstillremain. Itissomethingtobeproudofthatour existenceisnevererased, Thoughthepassingoftimeforcenturieshas alwaysbeenourenemy. Iqbal!Nooneinthisworldhaseverknown yoursecret. DoesanyoneknowthepainIfeelinsideme? [TranslatedbyD.J.Matthews]

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FIREFLY
Isthefireflyaglowinthegardensabode? Orblazesalampinthethrongoftheflowers? Hasastarfluttereddownthathighaloft rode? Hasarayofthemoonwonsomelife throbbingpowers? Hastheenvoyofdaycometorealmsofthe night? Comehumbly,agleamtoitsownland unknown? Hastherefallenawhorlthatmoonscloak oncebedight? Fromtherobeofthesunhasasequinbeen shown? HereishiddenthesheenofOldBeautyand bright ThatNatureuncoversformenofourday. Inthislittlemoonarebothdarknessandlight, Aseclipsemayadvance,oreclipsepassaway. Themothandthefireflythroughairbothtake wing. Oneseeksforlight:oneinlightsallarrayed: Onearthnaturegrantsallsomesoul gladdningthing. Forthemothwasheat,forthefireflylight made. Onbirdsthatweretonguelessitdowered melody: Gaveatonguetotherosebutwithheldfromit song. Forsunsetitfashionedsheerhalflighttosee; Setfairyaglitterbutherlifemadenotlong: Themorningmadebrilliantlikesweetbirdof love: Claddowninredrobeswithdewsmirror dawnplays. Itbroughtthetreeshadiness,causedairto move, Setmotiontowater,taughtwavesrestless ways. Yetthisisapuzzlethattroublesourmind. Thedayofthefireflyforusisthenight. Ineverythinglusterofbeautywefine; Inmanthereisspeech:openingbudssmile delight.

Thismoonoftheskyisasheatofthebard. Thereshinesthebrightmoon:hereisanguish ofpain. Theremustbesometrickinthewaysofthe word: Elsethebirdwouldbefragrance,theflower singrefrain. Theriddleofunionsinbeautyrichhid. Theglitteroffireflyisfragranceofflower. Thenwhycomesperverselythisdiscord unbid Whenallthingsathearthidethissilenceof power? [TranslatedbyH.T.Sorley]

MORNINGSTAR
Enoughofthissunandmoonneighbouring glory Enoughofthisofficeofheraldingdawn! Worthlesstometheabodesoftheplanets, Lowlyearthdwellingismorethanthese heights Iinhabit,toheavenbutarealmofextinction, Dawnsskirtofthehundredfoldrentformy shroud: Tolive,todiedailymyfate,tobepoured Themorningdraughtfirstbythecupbearer Death. Thanklessthisduty,thisstation,this dignity Betterthedarkthentoshineforonehour! NostarwouldIbe,ifitlayinmywill, Butagleamingwhitepearlinthecavernous sea, Andthen,iftoofearfulthestrifeofthewaves, Leaveocean,andhanginsomenecklace whatjoy Itwouldbetheretoglitterasbeautysbright pendent, Ageminthecrownofanemperorsconsort! Whatfragmentofstone,ifitsdestinysmiled, Mightnotflashintheringonthefingerof Solomon? Butgloryofallsuchinthisworldmust vanish, Therichgemmustvanishatlast.Thatalone

152CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Lives,thatneedhavenoacquaintancewith death: Canthatbecalledlife,thathearsdeaths importunity? If,makingearthlovely,ourendmustbethus, Letmeratherbechangedtoaflowerfalling dewdrop, Aspeckinthegolddustthatpaintsabrides forehead, Asparkinthesighthatawoundedheart breathes Orwhynottheglisteningteardropthatrolls Downthelonglashesfringingtheeyesofa lady Whoselord,inchainarmourenmeshed,must setforth Tothebattlefield,hurriedbyloveofhis country, Awomanwhosefacelikeapictureshows hope anddespairsidebyside,andwhosesilence shamesspeech: herpatientthoughtsbuiltonherhusbands firmsoul, Herlooksfromtheirmodestyborrowing eloquence, Thathouroffarewellwhentherosycheek pales Andthesorrowofpartingmakesbeauty morebeautiful! There,thoughshelockedupherheart,I wouldgleam, Onewaterdropsplitfromhereyesbrimming cup, Tofindinthedustanimmortalnewlife, Andteachtotheworldthelongpassionof love. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan] ForwhichpeopleofHijazabandonedthe Arabianwilderness Thatsameismyhomeland,thatsameismy homeland WhosewisdomhadlefttheGreeks bewildered Whichgaveknowledgeandskilltotheentire world WhosesoilhadbeenendowedbyGodwith theelixirseffect WhichhadfilledthepocketoftheTurkswith diamonds Thatsameismyhomeland,thatsameismy homeland Whichilluminatedandestablishedinthe milkywayagain Thestarswhichhadfallenfromtheskyof Persia TheHousefromwhichtheworldhadheard Tawhidstune FromwheretheHolyProphethadfeltcool breeze Thatsameismyhomeland,thatsameismy homeland WhosedenizensareKaleems,whose mountainstheSinaisare WheretheProphetNuhsboatandits occupantshadlanded Thelandwhoseeleganceisthestairwayto thesky Livinginwhoseenvironmentislikelivingin Paradise Thatsameismyhomeland,thatsameismy homeland [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

ANEWALTAR
Illtellyoutruth,ohBrahmin,ifImaymake sobold! Theseidolsinyourtemplestheseidolshave grownold, Tohateyourfellowmortalsisalltheyteach you,while OurGodtoosetshispreacherstoscoldandto revile; Sickened,frombothyourtempleandour shrinesIhaverun,

THENATIONALANTHEMFORTHE INDIANCHILDREN
ThelandinwhichChishtideliveredthe messageofGod ThegardeninwhichNanaksangthesongof TawhidofGod ThelandwhichtheTatarsadoptedastheir homeland

TheCalloftheMarchingBell153 Alikeourpreacherssermonsandyourfond mythsIshun. IneverygravenimageyoufanciedGod:I see ineachspeckofmycountryspoordust, divinity. Come,letusliftsuspicionsthickcurtains onceagain, Uniteoncemorethesundered,wipeclean divisionsstain. Toolonghaslaindesertedtheheartswarm habitation Come,buildhereinourhomelandanaltars newfoundation, Andriseaspiremoreloftythananyofthis globe, Withhighpinnacletouchingthehemof heavensrobe! Andthereateverysunriseletoursweet chantingmove Theheartsofallwhoworship,pouringthem wineoflove: Firmstrength,calmpeace,shallblendinthe hymnsthevotarysings Forfromlovecomessalvationtoallearths livingthings. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan] Whereisthatelegantrakishnessnow?The coquettishstyle? Thefireofyouthwaseverhiddeninthe camphorofhisoldage. ThedesirethatDaghswordsexpressedarein everyonesheart. TheLaylaofmeaningwithhimwasunveiled; withussheishiddeninthedrapesofthe camellitter. Now,whowillaskofthemorningbreezethe secretofthepeaceoftherose? Whowillunderstandthemysteryofthe nightingaleslamentinthegarden? Heneverneglectedrealitywhenhisthoughts tookflight. Thebirdkeptitseyeonthenestasitflew. Therewillbeotherstoshowusthedelicacies ofasubject Thewaythatthefinerpointsoftheirthought soartothesky! Therewillbethosewhopaintpicturesofthe bitternessoftimetomakeusweeporshow usanewworldengenderedbytheir imagination. InthisgardenmorenightingalesofShiraz willbeborn. Therewillcomeforthmyriadmagicians, thosewhopossesstheartofspells. Fromthetemplesofversewillarise thousandslikeAzar Andnewwinepourerswillgiveuswineto drinkfromnewmeasures. Manycommentarieswillbewrittenonthe bookoftheheart. Therewillbe,ohdreamofyouth,manyan interpretationofyou. Butwhowilldrawexactlythepictureoflove? Thearcherhasbeentakenaway,whowillfire thearrowattheheart? Isowtheseedsoftearsinthesoilofpoetry. Youalsoweep,ohearthofDelhi!Iweepfor Dagh. OhJahanabad!Ohwealthoftheassemblyof verse! Yourgardenhasoncemoretodaybeen trampledbyautumn.

DAGH
ThefameofGhalibhaslongbeenburiedin theground. MahdiMajruhdwellsinthecityofthesilent. Inexile,DeathbrokethewinjarofAmir, Butintheeyesoftheassemblystillresidesthe intoxicationofthewineofAmir. Buttoday,myfellowsingers,thewhole gardenisinmourning. Thebrightcandlehasbeenextinguished.The companyofpoetryislamenting. ThenightingaleofDelhimadeitsnestinthat garden, Whereitsnightingalefellowsingersareinthe gardenofexistence. Daghisdead.Alas!Hiscorpsebrings adornmenttoourshoulders. ThelastpoetofShajahanabadissilent.

154CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Thatcolourfulflowerofyourshasdeparted likeperfume. Ah!ThedwellingplaceofUrduisbereftof Dagh. Perhapstherewasnogreatattractioninthe dustofhisnativeland. Thatfullmoonwashiddeninthesoilofthe Deccan. Thewinepourerswhoweretherehavebeen takenfromusandthetavernisempty. AsamonumenttotheassemblyofDelhionly Haliremains. Theinjusticeofdeathmakesdesireweeptears ofblood. Thehunterofdeathfireshisarrowin darkness. Butmytonguecanutternocomplaint. Thecolouroftheautumnisalsothecauseof thegardenspermanence. Thesearealltheeffectsoftheoneuniversal law: Theperfumeleavesthegarden;therose pluckerbidsfarewelltotheworld. [TranslatedbyD.J.Matthews] Withthewindswildblastthenimbusgrew tomountingandsoaringmass, Andtoweringstillhigheritshoweredtherain outoverthegrass. Ithasmadeforthemountainsaplingstheir ownmiraculoustent. Hereletthemrest,thewanderers,whofrom journeyinvalearespent. [TranslatedbyH.T.Sorley]

FIREFLYANDBIRD
EarlyoneEveningthesweetvoicewasheard, Asitsatonatwig,ofacarollingbird. Whenitspiedsomethingglitteringthereon theground Itflewtotheplaceandafireflyitfound. Thefireflysaid:Birdofthemusicalcharm, Takeyoursharpbeakaway:doapooroneno harm, Allahgrantedyousongandgavetheflower scent: ThatsameAllahtomedidmylustrepresent. Mybeingishiddeningarmentsoflight, Thezenithofcreaturesthatflutterinflight. IfyourdulcetnotehasofHeaventheear, TheeyeofthatHeavenseesmygleaming clear. WhileNaturewithsparkledidcovermywing Itgaveyouthesongthatcharmsheartswhen yousing. Itinstructedyoursbeakinallmusicalgrace Andmademethetorchofthegardensspace. Flashingitgaveyou:tomeitgavevoice. Myportionisradiance:insongyourejoice. Radianceandsonginthisworldarenotfoes; Theyclingtoeachotherinharmonyclose. Creationsfirmframeiscompactofthetwo: Allheightsandalldepthsaretobothalike due. Theymingletogethertomakeeverything; Inthisgardenfrombothcomesthebeautyof spring. [TranslatedbyH.T.Sorley]

CLOUD
Todayagainfromtheeastthatthickblack nimbusfares AndSurbansmountaincrestadarkhued coveringears. Whenthefaceofthesunwashidintheskirt ofitsmistycourse, Achillwindracedonthecloudasahorseman speedshishorse. Thereisnorumbleofthunder:thesilenceis thickasapall: Inthestrangewineshopoftheheavensa quietliesoverall. Ithasorderedaschemeforthegardenofjoy thatwillalwaysbless Andhascometofastenagemonthehemof theflowerslongdress. Thebloomthatoncehadnoddedintheheat ofthesunsfierceray Tofallinearthslap,itrousesfromsleeptoa liftingday.

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THECHILDANDTHECANDLE
OChildwithmothlikenature,Howstrange that Youkeepgazingattheflameofthecandlefor hours Whatisthismovement,whenyouareinmy lap? Areyouintendingtoembracethelight? Thoughyourtinyheartissurprisedatthis spectacle Butthisisrecognitionofsomeobjectalready seen! Thecandleisbutaflame,youaretheLight embodied Ah!Inthisassemblythatismanifest,youare concealed ItisnotknownwhytheNatureshandmade itmanifest! Andconcealedyouinthedarksoilsmantle Yourlighthasbeenconcealedundertheveil ofIntellect! TheveilofCognitionisameremisttothe wiseeye! Whatiscalledlifereallyamirageitis Adream,aswoon,anecstasy,oblivionitis TheNaturesassemblyistheBeautys boundlessocean Forthediscerningeyeeverydropisthe Beautysstorm Beautyisinthefrighteningsilenceofthe mountain Insheddingofsunslight,andinnights darkness Itisinthemorningskysmirrorlikeglitter Inthenightsdarknessandinthetwilights floridity Itisinthedisappearingrelicsoftheold magnificence Inthesmallchildsefforttocommence speaking Itisintheharmonyofthedenizensofthe rosegarden Inthenestbuildingeffortsofthetinylittle birds Inthemountainstream,intheoceans freedomisBeauty

Inthecity,theforest,thewilderness,the habitationisBeauty Thesoulbutlongingforsomelostobjectis Orelsewhyisitlamentinginwildernesslike abell? Itisrestlesseveninthisgeneralsplendorof Beauty Itslifeislikeafishoutofwater. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

ONTHEBANKOFTHERAVI
Raftinitsmusic,ineveningshush,theRavi; Buthowitiswiththisheart,donotask Hearinginthesesoftcadencesaprayercall, SeeingallearthGodsprecinct,herebeside Themarginsoftheonwardflowingwaters StandingIscarcelyknowwhereIam standing. Withpalsiedhandthetavernerofheaven Hasbroughtthecup:redwinestains eveningsskirt; Daysheadingcaravanhasmadehaste towards Extinction:twilightsmoulderslikehotash Ofthesunsfuneralpyre.Insolitude Faroff,magnificent,thosetowersstand, where TheflowerofMughalchivalryliesasleep; AlegendofTimestyrannyisthatpalace; Abook,theregisterofdaysgoneby; Nomansion,butamelodyofsilence Notrees,butanunspeakingparliament. Swiftlyacrosstheriversbosomglides Aboat,theoarsmanwrestlingwiththe waves, Askifflightmotionedasadartingglance, Soonfarbeyondtheeyescarvedboundary. Soglidesthebarkofmortallife,intheocean Ofeternitysoborn,sovanishing, Yetneverknowingwhatisdeath;forit Maydisappearfromsight,butcannotperish. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

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THETRAVELLERSREQUEST
(AtTheTombOfHazratMahbubIlahiOfDelhi) Whatangelsreciteisyourexaltedname Yourthresholdisexalted,yourmunificenceis general Thestarsarestablebytheattractionofyour Love Yoursystemislikethesystemofthesun Thepilgrimagetoyourtombislifeforthe heart YourstatusishigherthanthoseofMasihand Khidar TheBelovedsNatureisveiledinyourLove Highisyourdignity,exaltedisyour veneration Ifmyhearthasastainthestainisofyourlove ButifcheerfulIam,Iamtheroseofyour spring LeavingthegardenIhavecomeoutlikethe roseofyourfragrance Iamdeterminedtogothroughthetestof perseverance Ihavestartedwithzealfromthehomelands tavern Thepleasureofthewineofknowledgeis speedingmeup Iamgazingatthemercyscloud,Iamthe wildernesstree WiththeMercyofGodIamnotinneedofthe gardener MayIbelivingelegantlyintheworldlikethe sun MayIbebestowedwiththatladderbyyour blessings MayIbesofaraheadofthefellowtravelers ThatImayberegardedasthedestinationby thecaravan Maymypennothurtanybodysfeelings MayIhavecomplaintagainstnoneunderthe sun Whoseeffectmaypenetratetheheartslikea comb MayIreceivesuchaclamorfromyour threshold ThenestIhadmadebypickingupbitsand pieces

MayIseethesamenestinthegardenagain MayIcomebacktoputmyforeheadatmy parentsfeet Whoseeffortsmademetheconfidanteoflove ThatcandleoftheaudienceoftheHoly Prophetsdescendants WhosethresholdIwillalwaysconsiderlike theHarem Whosebreathopenedtheflowerbudofmy longing BywhosebenevolenceIbecamesagacious Praytotheterrestrialandthecelestialworlds Lord ThatImayagainbecomehappywithpaying homagetohim ThatsecondYusuftome,thatcandleof Lovesassembly Whosebrotherlylovehasgivensouls tranquillitytome Whoinhislove,destroyingthebookofyou andI Hasbroughtmeuptomyyouthinthe environmentofhappiness Mayheremainhappyintheworldlikerose WhomIhavealwayshelddearerthanmylife Blooming,myheartsbudmaybecomea flower! Maythistravelersrequestbeaccepted! [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

GHAZALS
Donotlookatthegardenofexistencelikea stranger Itisathingworthlookingat,lookatit repeatedly Youhavecomeintotheworldlikeaspark, beware Lestyourephemerallifemayendsuddenly, beware GrantedthatIamnotworthyofyourSight Youshouldlookatmyzeal,andlookatmy perseverance Ifyoureyeshavebeenopenedbythelonging forSight LookforthefootprintsoftheBelovedin everylane

TheCalloftheMarchingBell157 * IfyouhadnotcomeIwouldhavehadno occasionforcontention Butwhatreluctanceinmakingthepromise was? Yourmessengerdisclosedeverysecret OLord!WhatfaultofManinthiswas? YourecognizedYourLoverinthefull assembly HowalertYoureyeinthemiddleofthe ecstasywas! True!Reluctanthewastocome,Omessenger Buttellmewhatthemannerofdenialwas MusawaseffortlesslyattractedtoTur Howstrong,OZealyourattractionwas! Yourfamecontinuessomewhere,OIqbal! Somemagic,notyourspeechitwas * OLord!Strangeisthepietyofthepreacher Hehasanimositytowardsthewholeworld NobodyhassofarunderstoodthatMan Whereheisgoing,andfromwherehehas come? Fromthesamesourcehasthenightobtained darkness Fromwherethestarhasobtainedbrightness Thetaleofourcompassionis Alwaysrelatedbyoursympathizer Verysubtlearethewaysofthepreacher Hetremblesonhearingthesoundofadhan! * Ishouldprocuresuchstrawsformynestfrom somewhere Forburningwhichthelightningmaybe restless Alas!Odespair!Theskybrokeitdown intently WhicheverbranchIselectedformynest Youarecontendingwiththeseventytwo nations Onegobletofyourssuitsthewholeworld best Ishouldcreatesomesuchlonginginmyheart Sotheskymayturnaroundtoannihilateme best Collectyourharvestfirstbypickingitgrain bygrain Somethunderboltwillsurelycomeoutto annihilateit Ihadregardforthefailureofthehunter,O friend Otherwise,whycouldIcomeoverflyingfor onegrain? Theheartshouldnotsingfreedomssongin thisgarden Ah!Thisgardenisnotsuitableforsuchodes. * WhatcanIsayhowIgotseparatedfrommy garden AndhowIgotimprisonedinthenetofgreed Itisstrangethatthewholeworldbeing againstme HowtherecipientofhonorofrespectabilityI havebeen Somedemandofshowingandseeingwason theTur Whatdoyouknow,Oheart!Howitwas decided? Thedesiretobewithoutanydesireisalsoa desire Howtheheartsbirdfreedfromthenetof greedwas ThosedesirousofseeingYou,seeYouhere also ThenhowtheLastDayspromiseatestof patiencewas ThePerfectBeautyitselfmaybethecauseof thisunveiling Howbecameselfapparentwhatconcealedin curtainswas Deathasarecipestillremains,Oseparations pathos! Thephysicianisinsane,howIdeemed incurablewas Oadmonishingeye!Haveyoueverseen,how therose Havingbeenbornoutofdustbecamecolorful Thepurposeofinterrogationfordeedswasto disgraceme

158CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Otherwiseallastohowandwhyithappened obviouswas Mydestructionwassomethingworth witnessing WhatcanIsayhowlfacingHimwas * Unusualinstate,distinctfromthewhole worldtheyare OLord!Inhabitantsofwhichhabitationthese Loversare? EvenduringpathosscureIdesperatelylove pathos Blistersthornshavebeenextractedwith needlespoint OLord,thegardenofmyhopesmayremain prosperous Ihaveraisedtheseplantswateringthemwith myblood Thestarssilenceatnightmakesmeweep StrangemyLoveis,strangemyLamentsare Donotaskmeofthepleasureofremaining destitute Hundredsofnestshavebeenmadeand destroyedbyme Beingastrangertothejourneyscompanionis notgood Ospark!Wait,afterallwearealsogoingto disappear Expectationforthehourihastaught everythingtothepreacher Onlyinappearancesimpleandstraight forwardthesepeopleare Whyshouldnotmyversesbedeartome,O Iqbal Thesethepainfullamentsofmyheartare * OneshouldnotseetheSpectaclewiththe materialeye IfonewantstoseeHimheshouldopenthe insightseye Histalkinglipwasdeathsmessageto Mansur HowcananybodydaretoclaimSomeones Lovenow CloseyoureyesifyouwanttastefortheSight TherealSeeingisthatoneshouldnottryto seeHim IamtheextremeLove,Thouarttheextreme Beauty OneshouldseemeorwitnessThySpectacle TheBelovedsBeautyisthecreatorofexcuse forLovescrime OneneednotcreateanewexcuseontheDay ofJudgment OCompanion!Itisnotpossibletoclosethis zealouseye! Inwhatothermannershouldonetryto witnessHim WithwhatthoughtdidKaleembecome insistentontheTur? OneshouldrequestfortheSightifhehasthe powerfortheSight Eventheeyebrowsmovementisunwelcome totheSight Withtheeyeofthenarcissusshouldonesee Thee ThepleasuresoftheLongingsofLovewillbe manifest IfonehasLonginglikemeforafewdays * WhatshouldIsayhowmuchLongingfor dejectionIhave Theeleganceofmymarketisonlyuptothe ardentdesireforlosing Iamthesotwhohimselfbecomesgardenby theWinesLight Rosesloveisonlyuptothedepartureofthe unkindcupbearer Huntersenhancementofgardensbeautyis tillstartofmymelodies Asforthethunderboltsrestlessness,itisup tomynest Iamthathandfulofdust,whichischangedto wildernessbydistressgrace Donotaskmeofmyspan,itisfromtheearth tothesky Iamthebell,complaintisasleepinmywhole nature Thesilenceofmineonlyisuptothecaravans departure Withatranquilheartcreatemeansof attainingyouraims

TheCalloftheMarchingBell159 Becausethewhirlpoolsknotisonlyuptothe watersflow SilenceisdeathinthegardenofLove,O nightingale Thislifeisonlyuptoobservanceofthe wailingscustom Inyouth,thereisSightszealaswellas Longingspleasure Thehappinessofourhouseisonlyuptothe guestspresence DisgracedthoughIaminthewholeworld but,Oignorance IunderstandthatmyLoveisknownonlyto myconfidante * TheoneIwassearchingforontheearthand inheaven Appearedresidingintherecessesofmyown heart Whentherealityoftheselfbecameevidentto myeyes Thehouseappearedamongresidentsofmy ownheart Ifitweresomewhatfamiliarwithtasteof rubbingforeheads ThestoneofKabasthresholdwouldhave joinedtheforeheads OMajnun!Haveyoueverglancedatyourself ThatlikeLaylayouarealsosittinginthelitter Themonthsoftheunioncontinueflyinglike moments Butthemomentsofseparationlingerfor months! Oseaman,howwillyouprotectmefrom beingdrowned Asthosedestinedtodrowninggetdrowned intheboatsalso TheonewhoconcealedHisBeautyfrom KalimAllah ThesameBelovedismanifestamong beloveds ThebreathofLoverscanlightupthe extinguishedcandle OGod!Whatiskeptconcealedinthebreastof theLovers? Servethefakirsifyouhavethelongingfor Love Thispearlisnotavailableinthetreasuresof kings DonotaskoftheseDevotees,ifyouhave faith,youshouldlookatthem Theyhavetheilluminatedpalmuptheir sleeves Theinsightfuleyeforwhosespectacleis tantalized Thateleganceofcongregationisinthesevery recluses Burntheproduceofyourheartwithsome suchspark ThattheLastDayssunmayalsobeamong yourgleaners ForLovesearchforsomeheartwhichwould becomemortified Thisisthewinewhichisnotkeptindelicate wineglasses TheBeautyitselfbecomestheLoverofwhose Beauty OHeart!Doessomeoneamongthebeautiful hasthatbeauty? Someonebecamehighlyexcitedatyourgrace ofMaarafna Yourrankremainedamongthemostelegant ofalltheLovers ManifestThyselfandshowthemThyBeauty sometime Talkshavecontinuedamongthesagacious sincelongtime Silent,OHeart!Cryinginthefullassemblyis notgood Decorumisthemostimportantetiquette amongthewaysofLove Itisnotpossibleformetodeemmycritics bad BecauseIqbal,Iammyselfamongmycritics * CompletionofyourLoveiswhatIdesire LookatmysinceritywhatlittleIdesire Itmaybeoppressionorthepromiseof unveiling SomethingtestingmyperseveranceIdesire MaythepiousbehappywiththisParadise OnlytoseeyourCountenanceIdesire ThoughIambutatinylittleheartIamso bold

160CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal TohearthesameLantaraniIdesire Oassemblyscompanions!Iamexistingonly forafewmoments Iamthedawnscandle,Iamabouttobe extinguished Ihavedivulgedthesecretinthefullassembly Iamveryinsolent,punishmentIdesire * WhenthatBeniazopensHisGracefulHand Whyshouldtheniazmandbenotproudofhis humility YouhaveconfinedHimtotheArsh,O preacher! WhatkindofGodwouldkeepawayfromHis people? Inmyviewheisnotarindatall,O cupbearer Whowoulddistinguishbetweenecstasyand lackofit Alwaysremainveryattentivetotheheart, thisorchestraissuch Ifbroken,itwouldproducethemusicofthe Secret Somebodyshouldaskhowithurtsthe preacher IfGodshowsHisGraceeventothesinner OGod!Fromwheredoespoetryacquireits heat? Thisisathingwithwhichevenstonewould soften Nightingaleslamentcomesfrom discriminationbetweentulipandrose Nooneintheworldshouldopenthe discriminatingeye Thearroganceofpietyhastaughtthe preacher TouseabusivelanguagetothepeopleofGod SuchwindshouldblowfromIndia,OIqbal WhichwouldblowmeasdusttoHijaz * Ibearhardshipsonmyself,Iamunconcerned withothers Alas!Howstrange,Iamtheoppressor,Iam theignorant IexistedonlytillthetimeThySplendor appeared Iamthefalsehoodwhichisannihilatedbythe Truth Fromtheknowledgesseadiverscameout withpearlsinhand Alas,Odeprivation!Amerepebblecollector ontheseashoreIam Mydisgraceitselfisthedemonstrationofmy nobility Iamthenegligencewhichtheangelsardently desire Otheexistenceassemblage!Benotproudof yourbeauty Youareamerepictureoftheassemblage,I amtheassemblage OIqbal!Iaminconstantsearchformyself Iamthetraveleraswellasthedestination * Majnunabandonedhabitation,youshould abandonwildernessalso IftherebeambitionforSight,youshould abandonLaylaalso Opreacher!Perfectionofabandonment attainstheobjective Asyouhaveabandonedtheworld,abandon theHereafteralso Suicideisbetterthanthewayoftaqlid Seekyourownpath,abandontheloveof Khizralso LikethepentheunIslamicmessageison yourtongue AbandonunjustifiedprideintheunIslamic objectsalso Theologyisnopleasureifheartdoesnothave Lovespathos IfyouarenottheWounded,youshould abandonflutteringalso Weeplikethedewonflowersandleavethe garden Abandonthedesireofstayinginthisgarden also ThecustomofLoveisabandonmentofall Abandontemple,mosque,andchurchalso Thisisnotbusiness,thisisibadatofGod! Oignorantone,abandonthelongingfor rewardalso ItisgoodtoguardIntuitionwithIntellect Butsometimesyoushouldletitgoalonealso

TheCalloftheMarchingBell161 Whatlifeisthatwhichisdependenton others? Abandondependenceonthelifeoffamealso Repeatedrequestisakindofboldness!O Kaleem Theconditionforapprobationistoabandon urgingalso Asthepreacherbroughtproofinsupportof wine Iqbalinsiststhatheshouldabandondrinking also. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Whichangelsalwaysguardedfromthekenof Adamssouldestinedbyittolive. Thealchemistwaseveronthewatch Knowingthisrecipemorepreciousthanthe GreatNameitself. Tillseeminglysayinghisorisons,henearer drew Andgainedthestrictlyguardedpedestal,his constanteffortyieldingintheendthefruit ofhisdesireforwhichheburned. Andhavinglearntit,hewentforthtoseek throughthevastfieldofpossibilitiesforits ingredientsandcollectedthem; Yea!whatistherethatcanbehidfromthose whoknowthehallswheretruthforever dwells. Fromstarshetooktheirbrightness;fromthe moonthemarksofburntoutpassionsofthe past; Andfromnightsfloatinganddishevelled tressesalittledarkness; Fromthelightninghereceivedits restlessness;andpurityfromhouris; Andthegentlewarmththatrunsrippling fromhealingbreathofMarysson. ThenfromthequalityofProvidencehetook thatsplendourwhichdependethnoton aughtelsethanitself, Andfromthedewandangelstookhetheir humility. Theninthewatersofthespringoflifehe madethemtodissolve; AndfromtheThroneofMostHighthey calledthisessenceLove. Thatalchemistsprinkledthisliquidonthe newsproutingbeing, Anditsmagictouchreleasedthespellbound processoftheworlds. Motionappearedinatoms;forthwiththey abandonedtheirrepose, Androusedthemselvesembracingtheir affinitiesagain. Thesunsandstarsrolledinmajesticcurves, Thebudsreceivedfreshtints,andpoppy flowerswerebrandedwiththeburning marksofLove. [TranslatedbyUmraoSinghSherGil]

PARTTWO
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LOVE
Asyetthetressesofthebrideofnightwere notfamiliarwiththeirgracefulcurls; Andthestarsofheavenhadtastednotthe blissofwhistlingmotionthroughthedepths ofspace. Themooninhernewrobeslookedrather strange Andknewnotrevolutionsceaselesslaw. Fromthedarkhouseofpossibilitiestheworld hadjustemergedtospinalong, Nojoyoflifehadthrobbedasyetwithinthe furthestlimitsofimmensity. Theorderofexistencescarcelyhadbegun unfoldingtoperfectionment; Itseemsasiftheworld,likearingwhose socketwaitethforitspreciousstone,longed toevolvethearchetypestocome. Theysaytherewasanalchemistonhigh, Dustofwhosefootstepssparkledevenmore thanJamshidscrystalcup. 3 Andonthepedestalofheaventherewas engravedElixirswondrousrecipe,
Whereinthekingbeheldthemarvelsofa universe,addsUmraoSinghinparanthesis.
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BEAUTYSESSENCE
BeautyaskedGodoneday Thisquestion:Why DidstThounotmakeme,inThyworld, undying? AndGodreplying Apictureshowisthisworld:allthisworld Ataleoutofthelongnightofnotbeing; Andinit,seeing Itsnatureworksthroughmutability, Thatonlyislovelywhoseessenceknows decay. Themoonstoodnearandheardthiscolloquy, Thewordstookwingaboutthesky Andreachedthemorningstar; Dawnlearnedthemfromitsstar,andtoldthe dew Ittoldtheheavenswhisperto Earthspoorfamiliar; Andatthedewsreporttheflowerseyefilled, Withpainthenewbudstinyheartbeatthrilled; Springtimefledfromthegarden,weeping; Youth,thathadcometowanderthere,went creeping Sadlyaway. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

IfBeautyhasecstasyofeleganceyoutoogive elegantreply OTavernkeeper!Pleasureistheonlyeffectof Westswine Itdoesnothavepleasureofaffliction,giveme thehomemadewine Doyounotknow?Theoldcongregationhas changed ForGodssakedonotgivethem materialismswine.

SWAMIRAMTIRATH
OImpatientdrop!Youareinthebosomofthe sea Youwereapearlearlier,nowyouarean invaluablepearl Ah!Howgracefullyyouopenedthesecretsof life Iamstillaprisonerofthediscriminationsof life Thelifesclamorondestructionbecamethe LastDaystumult Thesparkonbeingextinguishedbecame Azarsfiretemple ThedenialofExistenceistheLovesgesture oftheinformedheart IntheriverofLaisconcealedthepearlof Illallah Themeaningoftheendishiddenfromthe unsightfuleye Mercuryisonlyrawsilver,whenits restlessnessstops, TheIbrahimofLoveisthedestroyerofthe idolofexistence TheecstasyofTasnimofLoveisthecureof awareness.

THEMESSAGE
Lovemadeyouacquaintedwiththetasteof affliction Likeassemblyscandlegiveafflictionsgiftto theassembly TheilluminatingLovedependsonGods Benevolence TowhomeverHemaygivewithout restrictionoftempleorHarem Likethecandlethemantleoflighthedoesnot get WhomGoddoesnotgiveeffectivewailinthe world Heisinthestar,themoon,thedawnstheatre ofdisplay Youneednotapplydiscriminations collyriumtotheSightfuleye Loveisexaltedabovethecustomsandusages ofprayers

ADDRESSEDTOTHESTUDENTSOF ALIGARHCOLLEGE
Themessageofothersisdifferent,my messageisdifferent Thestyleofaddressoftheoneafflictedwith Loveisdifferent Youhaveheardthelamentsofthebirdunder thenet Alsolistentothelamentsofthebirdonthe rooftopswhicharedifferent

TheCalloftheMarchingBell163 Callwascomingfromthemount,Lifes secretispeace ThefrailantwassayingThepleasureof struggleisdifferent ThegloryofHijazassemblageisbasedon HaramsLove Thestationofthisisdifferent,thesystemof thatisdifferent! EternalluxuryisdeathifthereisnoLonging forSearch Mansrevolvingisdifferent,winecups revolvingisdifferent Thedawnscandleleftthemessagethat burningislifessecret Inthelifessorrowfulabodetheconditionfor eternityisdifferent Thewineisstillhalfmature,Loveis unsuccessfulstill Leavethechurchsbrickonthepitchers mouthstill. Behindtheveiloflightinthemoonlitnight JustliketheKaleemsradiantpalminthe Turseffulgence Andtheflowerbudsfragranceinthewaveof gardensbreeze SimilarismyheartinthefloodofThyLove IfThouarttheassembly,Iamtheassemblys splendour IfThouarttheBeautysthunder,Iamthe produceofLove IfThouartthedawn,mytearsareThydew IfIamtravellersnight,Thouartmytwilight MyheartharboursThydishevelledhairlocks MybewildermentiscreatedbyThypicture ThyBeautyisPerfect,myLoveisperfect Thouartthespringsbreezeformypoetrys garden Thougavetranquillitytomyrestless imagination SinceThyLovetookresidenceinmybreast Newlightshavebeenaddedtomymirror LovesnaturegetsstimulationforPerfection fromBeauty MyhopestreesflourishedthroughThy favour Mycaravanhasreacheditsdestination.

THEMORNINGSTAR
Thedawnsstarwasweepingandsayingthis IgottheeyebutnottheleisureforSight Everythinghascometolifethroughthesuns energy OnlyIdidnotgetprotectionunderthe morningsskirt Afterallwhatisthecapacityofthedawns star Itislikebubblesbreath,likethesparks brightness IsaidObeautifuljewelofthedawns forehead Doyouhavefearofdeath?Comedownfrom thesky Dropdownfromtheskysheightwiththe dew Mypoetrysfieldwillbeinvigoratingtoyou Iamthegardener,Loveisitsbloom Itsfoundationisfirmlikeeternity

ONSEEINGACATINTHELAPOF SOMEONE
Whohastaughtyouthisglancingwith shyness? WhohastaughtyoutheriddleofLoves initiation? Lovecomesoutofeachgraceofyours Witisdrippingfromtheblueeyesofyours Youseehimsometimes,youshyaway sometimes Riseupsometimes,liedownandsleep sometimes Isyoureyebewilderedlikethemirror? Areyourecognizedbytheglowof knowledge? Youstrikehimwithwrists,thisisastrange playfulness! Isitaversionoranger?OrawayofLoveitis? Youwillberemovedfromthelapifyouwill benaughty

THEBEAUTYANDTHELOVE
Justasthemoonssilverboatisdrowned Inthestormofsunslightatthebreakof dawn Justasthemoonlikelotusdisappears

164CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Youwillbebeatenifthefloweronthebreast willfall Whatareyoulongingfor?Whatareyou seeking? Ah!AreyoualsoinLovewiththesame thing? ThefeelingforBeautyisnotspecialtoMan Liketheheartitispresentineverything IntheflaskoftimeLoveislikethepurewine Loveisthesunsspirit,andthebloodin moonsveins Itspainisconcealedineveryspeckscore Thisisthelightwhichisreflectedin everything Itcauseshappinesssomewhere,andsorrow somewhere Itispearlsomewhere,tearsomewhere,dew somewhere. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Letmebaretoitsnakednessmyhidden thought; Makeplainallthetruthofbeingssadplight. [TranslatedbyH.T.Sorley]

MOONANDSTARS
Tremblingatthechillbreathofdawn Thefearfulstarssaidtothemoon: Aboutusliesheavenschangelessscene Whereweariedwemustshine,stillshine, Taskedtomoveon,on,mornandeve Tomove,tomove,forevermove! Nocreatureofthisworldknowsrest, Nowherecanfabledpeaceexist, Allthingscondemnedbytyrantlaws Towander,stars,men,rocks,andtress Butshallthisjourneyingeverend, Everadestinationfind? Ohmycompanions,saidthemoon, Youwhonightsharvestacresglean, Onmotionallthisworldslifehangs: Suchistheancientdoomofthings. Swiftrunstheshadowysteedoftime Lashedbydesireswhipintofoam, Andtheresnoloiteringonthatoath, Forhiddeninreposelurksdeath: Theythatpressonwinclearthelate, Thelaggard,trampledunderfoot. Andwhatthegoalofallthishaste? Itscradlelove,beautyitsquest. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

THEBUD
Whenthebudshowsitselfinthemornings freshbeauty Itrevealsatthatmomentitsbosomofgold: Itquaffssparklingwinefromthetavernof dawning Anddrawsfromsunsgobletthelifeitcan hold. Itrendsthesunsheart,itsownhead extending: Andoh:whatdelightithasofthatrending. Attimes,osunofmine,youtooraiseyour veil: Astheglamourofmygazespinsallrestless apace. Lettheheatofthyradianceinmefindabode Andthatvisionsreflectionfillallmirrors space. Letyourgleamingbecomeatthelifeofmy heart Andmysoulinyourlightasincradlebed swing. Andlittlebylittlebringagainflowingjoy Inmygriefshiningclearasthejewelinaring. Thevisionofyouletmeputfaraway Andjustlikeabudliveinyourlapoflight.

THEUNION
ONightingale!Therosewhosesearchmade meflounced BydintofgoodluckthatroseIhavefinally found Iusedtoflouncemyself,Iusedtomake othersflounced IusedtofeelshywhenIfoundyousinging beautifully Amererestlessheartwasnotinmybosom,it wasmercury IwasimpatientforfulfillmentoftheLonging ofLove

TheCalloftheMarchingBell165 Mymisfortunewasfamousintheassemblyof therose Mymorningwasthereflectionofmydark night WithmybreathIhaveabloodstainedknife inthebosom UnderthecloakofsilenceIhaveJudgment Daysuproar Nowthatdistressdoesnotexistinmy reflectionsworld Myrecitingghazalsisnolongerirksometo rosegardensassembly WiththeheatofLovemyblistersbecame flames Nowplayingwiththunderboltsaremy wailings TherougeofLovehaschangedthisdarkdust intoamirror AndIseetheoldcompanionsreflectionin themirror BybecomingaprisonerIgainedmyfreedom ByruiningtheheartIgotprosperityformy house Mystarisshiningwiththissunslight Bywhosepathsdustthemoonlightisshy Byaglanceyoutaughtmetherulesof annihilation Howcoolthedaythathasburntawaythe motesfromme InyoureyeisItsclimax,OSulaima!

THEUNFAITHFULLOVER
1 OIqbal!Youareastrangemixtureof opposites Youaretheeleganceofassemblyscrowdas wellasalone Olunaticwithcolorfulsong!Yourstruggles andefforts Arethegardensbeautyaswellaswilderness adornment Youaretheassociateofstarsduetoyour flightselegance Olandtraveleryourstepsalsotraversethe sky Yourforeheadisinprostrationinthemidstof preoccupationwithwine Inyoursystemaresomecolorsofthesystem ofgobletsalso Likeflowersfragranceyouaredevoidof colorsdress Thoughyouareacreatorofwisdomyouare alsoinsane Likewavesyouarerunningtothedestination withoutfootprints Andthenyouarealsoleftbehindlikethesea shore Femalebeautyhastheeffectofelectricityfor yournature Andstrangelyenoughyourlovesare unconventionalalso Yourexistencedependsontheamusements law Areyouprostratingonlyatasingledoor step? Amongthebeautifulyouarefamousfor infidelity Ofickleminded!Youarefamousaswellas infamous Youhavecomeintotheworldwithmercurys nature Yourrestlessnessislovable,youarevery restless

SULAIMA
Theonewhosemanifestationwitnessedthe astronomerseye Inthesun,inthemoon,intheassemblyof stars WhomtheSufifoundinthedarkrecessesof hisheart Whomthepoetsawinthemidstofelegance ofNature Whosebrillianceexists,whosefragrance persists Inthepearlsofdew,intheshirtsofflowers Whohasinhabitedthewildernessby becomingtranquillity WhosePresencecreatestheuproarinthe midstofthegarden ThoughHisBeautyismanifestineverything

166CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal 2 Whatthedisturbanceoflovehasturnedinto wilderness Ikeepthathandfulofdustconcealedunder thecloak Ithasthousandsoffacets,eachofadifferent color Ikeepsuchamultifaceteddiamondinmy breast Thepoetsheart,isbutintoxicationstoiland hustle Whatdoyouknow,whatIkeepinsidemy breast! IneveryintoxicationofLovethereisanew effulgenceofLonging Iamrestless,Ihaveaheartunacquainted withrest Thoughanewbeautyeverymomentisthe sightsobject Ihaveafirmcovenantoffidelitywiththe Beauty BeniazihascreatedmynaturesNiaz IkeepthestrugglefortheLonginglikethe zephyr Thespectacleofasingleflyingspark CannotbeassuasiveasIhaveathunderous heart Whatmayfulfilleverydemandofthenature ofLove Ah!AttainmentofthatPerfectEffulgenceis myaim ThesearchfortheWholemisguidesmeinto Itsparts TheBeautyisboundless,Ihavetheincurable pathos MylifedependsuponLovesextreme compassion ButIkeeptheLovefreeofcustomsoffidelity Thetruthisthatlackofimaginationproduces fidelity IhaveanewResurrectionDayeverfreshin myheart Cupbearersbountyislikedew,hearts capacitydemandsoceans Iamalwaysthirsty,Ihaveaburningfire undermyfoot BycreatingmeHecreatedHisowncritic Asapicture,Ihavecomplaintagainstmy Painter IftheBeautywassoshortlivedinexistence assembly WhythendoIkeepsuchaboundless imagination? IamconstantlystrugglingintheLongings wilderness Iamtheoceanswave,Icarrymydestruction onmyshoulder

THEUNSUCCESSFULEFFORT
Thedawnisvexedbyseparationfromthesun Thetwilightseyeisrainingbloodforthe eveningstar ThedaysQaishasthepiningforthenights Layla Themorningstarisrestlessforperpetual radiance Theskyspolarstarwassayingtothestars caravan Companions!Iamtantalizedforthepleasure ofwalking Springsdesirerivers,riverslovetheocean Theoceanwaveisinlovewiththefullmoon TheeternalBeautywhichisveiledintulips androses Isconsideredtoberestlessforgeneral manifestation AskKhizrofblessedstepsforthesecretoflife Everythingisalivewithunachievedeffort

THESONGOFGRIEF
Mylifeissimilartothatofthesilentviolin Thelapofwhichisfullofallkindsof melodies Theharpoftheuniverseissacrificedon whosesilence Everystringofwhichisthegraveof hundredsofmelodies Thesilenceofwhichisthecustodianof musicsperfection Andthesilenceofwhichisnotobligatedto anyuproar Ah!ThehopeofmyLovewasneverfulfilled Thisinstrumentwasneverhitbythe plectrum

TheCalloftheMarchingBell167 Butsometimesthezephyrofthegardenof Turflows AndsometimesthebreezeofHourisbreath fromthesky Whichgentlytouchesthestringofmylife Andfreestheimprisonedsoulofmylife Thegentlesoundofthemusicofdespairrises Theclarionscallforthecaravanoftearsrises Justasdewselegancedependsuponthetaste forracing Theeleganceofmynaturedependsupon griefsmelodies! Wonderisatthebeginningandtheend Whatelseisthereinthishouseofmirrors? Thewaveoftheriverglidesalong, Theriverfollowsitscoursetotheocean, Thewindsweepsthecloudsalong, Bearingthemonitsshoulders, Thestarsaredrunkwiththewineoffate, Andliechainedintheskysprison; Thesun,aworshipperwhogetsupatdawn, AndcallsoutthemessageArise!, Ishidinginthewesternhills, Drinkingacupofreddishwine. Allthingsdelightintheirveryexistence, Theyaredrunkwiththewineofbeing. Butthereisnoonetodriveawayhis sorrow Howbitterarethedaysofman! [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

THESHORTLIVEDJOY
Youshouldnottellme,Deathisamessage ofluxuryandpleasure YoushouldnotdrawthepictureofSharabi Tuhursecstasy Donotfeelgrievedbyseparationfromthe Houri DonotpresenttheHouriinthemirrorof words Donotmakemefascinatedbythebeautiful cupbearer DonotdescribetheHouri,donotrelatethe Salsabilsstory IdonotdoubtParadisebeingtheplaceof peace Yourmessageisnotproperforthelifes prime! Ah!Howlongshouldyouthlingerinhope Joyisnotjoyforwhichyouremainwaiting Whatworthisthebeautywhichisinneedof thediscerningeye Whichisobligatedforthetomorrowforits manifestation Strangeisthefeelingforlife Todaysjoyisthebeliefofyouth. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

THEMANIFESTATIONOFBEAUTY
Beautysmanifestationwhichgives restlessnesstoLonging Whichyouthnurturesinitsfancyslap Bywhichthisephemeraluniversebecomes eternal Bywhichyouthbecomesacolorfultale Whichteachesustobemeditating Tobeescapingthepresentstatesscene Whichremovestheimmaturityofperceptions WhichmakesIntellectaslavetoimpressions Ah!DoesthatBeautyexistanywhereornot? OLord!Doesthatjewelexistonthe universesring? [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

ONEEVENING
(BYTHENECKARATHEIDELBERG) Silentisthemoonlightpale, Theboughsofallthetreesarestill, Themusicmakerofthevale Hushed,andthegreenrobesofthehill; Fallenintoaswooncreation Sleepsinthebosomofthenight, Andfromthishushsuchmagicgrows, NomorenowNeckarscurrentflows; Silentthestarrycaravanmoves

MAN
Naturehasplayedastrangeandwanton joke Makingmanaseekerofsecrets, Buthidingthesecretsfromhisview! Theurgeforknowledgegiveshimnorest, Butthesecretofliferemainsundiscovered.

168CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Onward,nobelltinklingitsflight, Silentthehillsandstreamsandgroves, AllNaturelostincontemplation. Ohheart,youtoobesilent:keep Yourgriefhuggedclose,andsleep. Savingyourskirtfromidolsbecomethedust ofthewayofHijaz. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

SEPARATION
Iamwanderinginsearchofsomelonely retreat. Ihavehidmyselfherebythegreat mountainsfeet. Likethehaltingattemptsofasmallboyto pray, Thespringsmusicisbrokenmyjoyhath fullsway. Totheredtwilightsthronecomestheeves starryrace; Thisavisionofheaventhustoseebeautys face. Stillevesseparationsexcuseformymood; Somememoryhastaughtmehowmusicis good. Mylifeisallrestlessunrestismineown ItisjustasIwerelikesomesmallboyalone. Whenthenightisalldarkhecommencesto hum Andhethinksthatthesoundfromsomeother hascome. ThelessonsofpatienceIteachmyheart, AsthoughtonightssevranceIshowafalse part. [TranslatedbyH.T.Sorley]

SOLITUDE
Solitude,nightwhatpangishere? Arenotstarsyourcomrades?Clear Majestyofthosesilentskies, Drowsedearth,deepsilenceoftheworlds, Thatmoon,thatwildernessandhill Whiterosebedsallcreationfill. Sweetaretheteardropsthathavepearled Likegleaminggems,likestars,youreyes; Butwhatthingdoyoucrave?AllNature, Ohmyheart,isyourfellowcreature. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

THEMESSAGEOFLOVE
ListenOseekerofheartspathos!IamNaz, youshouldbecomeNiaz IamtheGhaznaviofheartsSomnath,you completelybecomeAyaz Greatnessintheworldisnotassociatedwith theAlexanderssplendor Yourbreasthaseverything,youshouldalso becomethemakerofmirrors Theaimoflifesstruggleisperfectionofyour Crescentsgrandeur YouaretheworldsoldestDivineCommand, befulfilledlikeprayer Benotcontented,Ogardener,yourdignityis establishedbythisalone Ifflowersaboundinthegarden,youshould becomeamoreardentbeggar Gonearethosedays,thesearenotthetimes forwanderinginwilderness Becomemeltedintheworldlikethe congregationslightedcandle Theindividualsexistenceisunreal,the nationsexistenceisreal Bedevotedtothenation,becomedestroyerof theunrealsmagic Iqbal!ThesesectariansofIndiaareworking likeAzar.

TOABDALQADIR
Rise,asdarknesshasappearedontheeastern horizon Weshouldlightuptheassemblagewith blazingsongs Ourcapacityisonlyacryoflamentlikethe wildrue Weshouldoverturntheassemblagewiththis sameuproar Weshouldshowtheassemblagetheeffectof Lovespolish Weshouldconvertthestoneoftodayintothe mirroroftomorrow Byshowingthemtheeffulgenceofthelost Yusuf

TheCalloftheMarchingBell169 Weshouldmakethemmoreagitationprone thanZalaykhasblood Bygivingthelessonofthelawofgrowthto thisgarden Weshouldturntheinsignificantdropofdew intotheocean Weshouldliftourdearestchattelfromthe Chinastemple WeshouldfascinateallwiththefaceofSadi andSulaima Look!TheLaylasshecamelbecameuseless inYathrib WeshouldmakeQaisacquaintedwiththe newlonging Thewineshouldbematureandsohotthat withit Weshouldsoftentheheartoftheglass,the goblet,andthedecanter Thegriefwhichkeptuswarminthecoldof theWest Openingupthebreastweshouldmakeit public Intheworldscongregationweshouldlive likethecandle Weshouldburnourselvesandopenupthe rivalseyes Thecandlerevealswhateverpassesthrough theheart Burningisnotthethoughtwhichthecandle conceals. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Andfreedomtomenfromthechainsof superstition. IsthatcryofGodisgreatsilentforever, Whosereverberationsdelighttheeartothis day? OhSicily!Theseaishonouredbyyou, Youareaguideinthedesertofthesewaters. Maythecheekoftheoceanremainadorned byyourbeautyspot; Maythelampscomfortthosewhomeasure theseas; Mayyourviewbeeverlightontheeyesofthe traveller, Maywaveseverdanceonyourrocks! Onceyouwerethecradleofcivilizationofthe people, Thefireofwhoseglancewasworldburning beauty. ThenightingaleofShirazwailedover Baghdad, AndDaghwepttearsofbloodoverDelhi. Whentheheavensscatteredthewealthof Granadatothewinds, ThesorrowfulheartofIbnBadruncriedout. Thedirgeofyourruinfelltothelotofthe grievingIqbal: Destinypickeduptheheartthatwasprivyto yoursecrets. Whosestoryishiddeninyourruins? Thesilenceofyourfootfallhasamodeof expression. TellmeofyoursorrowItooamfullofpain; Iamthedustofthatcaravanwhosegoalyou were. Paintoverthispictureoncemoreandshowit tome; Makemesufferbytellingthestoryofancient days. IshallcarryyourgifttoIndia; IshallmakeothersweepasIweephere. [TranslationbyUmraoSinghSherGil; revisedbytheEditors] 4

SICILY
Weeptothyheartscontent,Obloodweeping eye! YonderisvisiblethetombofMuslimculture. Oncethisplacewasalivewiththosedwellers ofthedesert, Forwhoseshipstheoceanwasaplayground; Whoraisedearthquakesinthepalacesofthe kingsofkings, Inwhoseswordswerethenestsofmany lightning. Whosebirthwasdeathfortheoldworld, Whosefearcausedthepalacesoferrorto tremble; Whosecryofarisegavelifetoalifelessworld

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GHAZALS
* ThelifeofManisnomorethanabreath! Breathisawaveofair,itisnomorethana flow! Theflowerwasdepictinglifeasasmile,but Thecandlesaidthatitisnomorethanacryof grief! Thesecretoflifeisasecrettillthereisa confidante Whenitisopen,itisnothingmorethanthe confidante! SomebodyshouldaskthepilgrimsofKabah, OIqbal IsthegiftoftheHaremnothingmorethan Zamzam? * OGod!TeachalittleLovetomyhappy Intellect. Itlovesfinestitchingbutmyshirthasno collar AsIgotLovesardortheangelssaidonazals morning Youarelikethegravescandle,youhaveno assembly Nofriendisavailablehere,thislandis friendless,OHeart! Youwantsomethingfrommewhichdoesnot existunderthesky TheArabarchitectmadeitdistinctfromthe wholeworld Thefoundationofournationsfortisnot geographicalunity Whythiscomingandgoing,futuresconcern isaconceit Wearemanifestineverything,wedonot haveanyhomeland Somebodyshouldtakemymessagetothe Makhzanseditor Activistnationsdonothavetasteforpoetic literature!

* Theworldwillknowwhenthefloodof conversationwillemergefrommyheart Thisisnotmysilence,butistheshrineofthe wordofmyLonging Astheoceanwavesaid,Mydignityis establishedbyflowing Thepearlsaid,Sittinginshellisthesafetyof mybrightness Whosetemperamentdoesnotdeservearenot improvedbytraining Reflectionoftheriverbankscypressdoesnot prosperbylivinginthewater IdidnotseeanyheartinwhichLongingis notconcealed OGod!WhatisThyuniverse!Itisapicture galleryofLonging Itdawnedafterdeaththatourlifewasaspell ofgreed Whatwecalledmaterialbody,was dustcloudofgreedslane WhyamItheembodimentofsearchif nothingisconcealed? ThesightisLongingfortheSpectacle,the heartismadaftertheSearch Thegardensflowerbudaskedthegardener, WhyisMansoheartless? Thebreakingofmywineglassisoccasionfor smileinyoureyes TheeffulgenceofLoveemanatesfromevery speckoftheexistencegarden Ifyouknowtherealityofrose,itisalsoa combinationofcolorandfragrance Allmywritingsareanachronism,mypoetry iscompletelydefective Ifsomebodyseessomeskillinmeitisthe faultofmycritic Decorumrequiressilence,otherwiseThy MercyisworsethanTyranny Thouhastgivenatinyheart,whichalsois misledtowardsgreed Unitysperfectionissoevidentthatifyoucut withtheknifestip Sureyouwouldseehumanbloodtrickling outoftherosevein Theageoftaqlidhaspassed,allegorism shoulddepart!

TheCalloftheMarchingBell171 WhentheTruthitselfisevidentwhois authorizedtotalk? IfIamfarfromhome,myrelativesshouldnot besad Likepearlseparationfromhomeisperfecting myelegance * Thysplendorismanifestinthunder,infire,in spark Thylusterisevidentinthemoon,inthesun, inthestar Thyeleganceexistsinskiesheights,andin earthsdepths Itisintheoceansflow,andinfallingbehind oftheshore WhyshouldShari`ahbetheaccuserofthe eloquencetaste? Ionlyconcealthemeaningofmyheartin metaphors ThereallifeinManispervadingin everything Itisintree,inflower,inanimal,instone,in star TheheatofthedropofLovestearhas consumedme Boundlessfireexistedinthislittledropof water Thereisnolonginginmeforrewardofthe JudgmentDay Iamthemerchantwhoseesprofitintheloss Beingunawareoftranquilityisexistenceforit OGod!Restlessnessofwhichheartisresiding inmercury OIqbalIamsilentafterhearingthecallof LanTarani BeingafflictedwithseparationIhaveno strengthforimportunity * Oworldlycongregation!Thoughyour gatheringswereattractive Somedegreeofmelancholytherewasinyour spectacles FinallythatdustacquiredcomfortinLove WhichhadbeenwanderinglonginIntellects wilderness OWine!Howmuchenamoredyouwerewith thecustomofconcealment Afteremergingfromgrapesveilyouwere concealedinthedecanter Knowledgecouldnotcomprehendthe Beautyseffect Somuchignoranceprevailedinallthe worldssages OIqbal!IhavesearchedforitinEuropein vain Thecharacteristicwhichwasinthebeauties ofIndia * Wecircumambulatethewinecuplikethe winesreflection Weareofferingthisprayerfrommorningtill evening YouarenotsingularinthisOKaleem TreesandstonesarealsotalkingwithGod OCandle!Searchforanewworld,because here Weareenduringtyranniesoftheincomplete Love OCompanions!Silenceinthisgardenisgood Asthemelodiousonesarekeptincageshere Thosewhosepurposeispleasurefromwine Arechangingthelawfulintotheunlawful Howcanyouandwereconcile,Opreacher AswearemakingthecustomofLove universal! OGod!Whatmagicisconcealedinthesaints, cladinrags! Thattheysubduetheyouthwithasingle glance Ishudderatthepleasuresoftheirassemblies Whoaregettingfamebydestroyingtheir homes Maythemeadowsofthemotherlandbeever flourishing Wearesalutingyoufromtheshipsailing away Whenthoseunaccustomedtoprayers assembleforone,Iqbal Callingmebackfromtempletheymakeme theirimam.

172CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal March1907 Timehascomeforopenness,BelovedsSight willbecommon Thesecretwhichsilencehadconcealed,will beunveilednow OCupbearer!Timehasgonewhenwinewas takensecretly Thewholeworldwillbetavern,everyonewill bedrinking Thosewhooncewanderedinsane,willreturn tohabitations Loverswanderingwillbethesamebut desertswillbenew TheHijazsilencehasproclaimedtothe waitingearatlast Thecovenantsestablishedwithdeserts inhabitantswillbereaffirmed Whichcomingoutofdesertshadoverturned theRomanEmpire IhaveheardfromtheQudsisthatthesame lionwillbereawakened Asthecupbearermentionedmeinthe winedrinkersassembly Thetavernssagesaid,Heisinsolent,hewill bedisgraced OWesternworldsinhabitants,Godsworld isnotashop! Whatyouareconsideringgenuine,willbe regardedcounterfeit Yourcivilizationwillcommitsuicidewithits owndagger Thenestbuiltonthefrailbranchwillnotbe durable Thecaravanofthefeebleantswillmakefleet ofrosepetals Howeverstrongtheoceanwavestumultbeit willcrosstheocean Thepoppy,roaminginthegarden,showsits spotstoeveryflowerbud Knowingthatbythisexhibitionitwillbe countedamongtheLovers OSight!ThatwastheOneyoushowedusasa thousand Ifthisisyourstatewhatwillbeyour credibility? AsItoldtheturtledoveonedaythefreeof herearetreadingondust! ThebudsstartedsayingthatImustbethe knowerofthegardenssecrets! TherearethousandsofGodsLovers,whoare roaminginthewilderness Ishalladoretheonewhowillbetheloverof Godspeople Thisistheworldscustom,OHeart!Even winkingisasin Whatwillourrespectbeifyouwillberestless here? InthedarknessofthenightIshalltakeout mytiredcaravan Mysighwillbesheddingsparksmybreath willbethrowingflames Ifthereisnothingbutshowintheaimofyour life Yourdestructionfromtheworldwillbeina breathlikespark DonotaskabouttheconditionofIqbal,heis inthesamestate Sittingsomewherebythewaysidehemustbe waitingforoppression! [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

PARTTHREE
THEISLAMICCITIES
TheregionofDelhiisadoredbymygrieved heart Ineveryspeckofittheancestorsbloodis asleep Whyshouldnotthelandofthisdesolate gardenbeholy? Thisregionistheshrineofthegrandeurof Islam KingsoftheKhairalUmamareasleepinthis land Dependentonwhoseruleremainedtheworld order Memoryofassemblyswarmthstillrenders theheartrestless Thesplendorhasbeenburntbutmemoryof thesplendorisstillsecure

TheCalloftheMarchingBell173 ThoughJahanabadalsoisashrineforthe Muslim Baghdadaswellisdeservingofthis magnificence Thisisthegardenthesourceofwhosepride was Thewildtulipwhichwascalledthecultureof Hijaz Whyshouldnotthedustofthishabitationbe equivalenttoIram Whichwitnessedthefootstepsofthe Prophetssuccessors Thegardenwhoseflowerbudswerethe gardenswealthisthis ThegraveyardofthosewhomadeRome trembleisthis ThelandofCordobaalsoisthelightofthe Muslimseye WhichshinedinEuropesdarknesslikethe candleofTur Extinguishingofthislampdispersedthe assemblyofMillatiBaida Andlightedthelampofthepresentdays materialisticcivilization Thisholyregionisthegraveofthat civilization Withwhichthelifebloodstillexistsinthe veinsofEuropesvines ThetractofConstantinople,thatisthe Caesarscity Theperpetualbannerofthegrandeurofthe UmmahsMahdi LiketheHaramsdustthisregionisalsoholy ItistheshrineofdescendantsofShahi Lawlak Itsbreezeisholylikethefragranceofrose AvoiceiscallingfromthetombofAyyub Ansari OMuslim!thiscityistheheartoftheNation ofIslam! Thiscityistherewardformillenniumsof bloodsacrifices! Butyouarethatland,Otherestingplaceof Mustafa EventotheKabahwhosesightisbetterthan HajjiAkbar Intheworldsringyouareshininglikeagem Yourlandwasthebirthplaceofourgrandeur ThatMagnificentEmperorgotrestinyour midst Underwhoseprotectiontheworldnationsgot security Whosesuccessorsbecamerulersofworlds empires BecamesuccessorsofCaesar,inheritorsof Jamsthrone IftheMuslimnationalismisrestrictedto place NeitherIndianorPersianorSyriaisitsbase AhYathrib!YouaretheMuslimshomeland andhisshelter Youarethefocalpointoftheraysofhisinner feelings Aslongasyouexist,wewillalsoflourishin theworld Youarethemorningofthisgardenwearethe dewspearls

THESTAR
Areyouafraidofthemoonorthedawn? Areyouconsciousoftheendofbeauty? Areyouafraidofbeingrobbedoflights wealth? Areyouafraidofannihilationlikethespark? Theskyhassettledyoufarfromtheearth Ithaswrappedyouingoldsmantlelikethe moon Itisoutrageousthatyourfeeblelifeisstillin fear Yourwholenightpassesintremblingwith fear Oshiningtraveler!Thishabitationisstrange Theriseofoneleadstothefalloftheother Thebirthofonesunisthedeathofamyriad stars Annihilationssleepistheecstasyoflifes wine Flowerbudsdepartureisthesecretof flowersbirth Isannihilationlifesend,oristheequivalent oflife! Quiescenceisdifficultintheuniverse Onlychangeispermanentintheuniverse [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

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TWOPLANETS
Twoplanetsmeetingfacetoface, Onetotheothercried,Howsweet Ifendlesslywemightembrace, Andhereforeverstay!howsweet IfHeavenalittlemightrelent, Andleaveourlightinonelightblent! Butthroughthatlongingtodissolve Inone,thepartingsummonssounded. Immutablythestarsrevolve, Bychangelessorbitseachisbounded; Eternalunionisadream, Andseverancetheworldslawsupreme. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

THEROYALCEMETERY
Theskyisclothedinthecloudsoldtattered robe Themirrorofmoonsforeheadissomewhat gloomy Themoonlightispaleinthissilentpanorama Thedawnissleepinginthelapofthenight Howastonishingissilenceofthetrees ThissilenceisthesofttuneofNaturesharp Theheartofeveryspeckoftheuniverseis pathosembodied Andthesilenceisasadsighonthelipsof existence Ah!Thatfort,thatuniversalmustering ground Iscarryingmillenniasweightonitsshoulders Wasfulloflifeatonetime,nowisdesolate Thissilenceisthecemeteryofitspast elegance Itistheloveroftheremainsofitsold denizens Itisstandingonthemountaintoplikea sentinel Therefromthecloudswindowabovethe skysroof Thatyounggreenstarisviewingtheuniverse Theearthsvastexpanseisamerechildsplay toit ThestoryofMansfailureisknowntoitby heart

Thistravelerisgoingtohisdestinationsince eternity Seeingrevolutionsspectaclesfromtheskys seclusion Thoughquiescenceofthestarisnotpossible intheuniverse Ithasstoppedmomentarilyforsayingprayer forthedead Thisearthisfullofflowersoflifes variegations Thisearthisthecemeteryofmanydestroyed civilizations Thisgriefstrickenstageistherestingplaceof kings Oadmonishedeye!Paythetributeofrosy tears Thoughamerecemetery,thisdustrankswith thesky Ah!thisisthewealthofanunfortunate nation! Soastoundingisthegrandeurofmausoleums Thatthespectatorseyeevadesevenwinking Suchanexpressionoffailureisinthispicture Whichisimpossibletoreflectindescriptions mirror Farfromthehabitationscrowdsaresleeping Thosewhowererestlesswithunfulfilled Longings Thegravesdarknessholdsthebrillianceof thosesuns Atwhosethresholdstheskyusedtoremain prostrating Isthistheendoftheseemperors magnificence? Whosediplomaticpoliciesknewnodecline BeitthegrandeurofQaisarorFaghfurssway Thefoeofdeathsassaultcannotbeturned away Theresultofkingslifeeffortsalsoisthe grave Thelaststageonpathofmagnificenceisthe grave Neitherthehappyassemblyscommotionnor thegeniustalk Noteventhewailingpeopleswholenights compassion! Neitherthetumultoftheswordinthebattle! NorthecryofbloodwarmingTakbir!

TheCalloftheMarchingBell175 Nocallcanwakeupthosewhoaresleeping Nolifecanreturntothedesolatebreast Thesoulinthehandfulofdustisenduring injustice Whenbreathentersnonexistencefluteitisa merecomplaint Humanliferesemblesthesweetsingingbird, which Satonthebranchawhile,chirped,flewaway Ah!Forwhatpurposedidwecomeinthe world,forwhatpurposedidwegoaway! Sproutedfromthelifesbranch,blossomed, fadedaway Deathisinterpretationofthedreamofthe kingandthepooralike Thisatrociousonesterroristhepictureof justice Thestreamoflifeisaboundlessocean Andthegraveisawaveofthisboundless ocean Oambition!Shedtearsofbloodasthislifeis unreliable Itisthesmileofthespark,itistheflammable straw ThismoonwhichisamiracleoftheLordof theuniverse Cladintherobeofgoldisslowlyandproudly strolling Butinthefrighteningvastnessofthestarless sky Itshelplessnessisworthwatchingattimeof dawn Whatwasthemoonisamerepieceofcloud Whosedestructionisinthelastteardrop Similarlyunpredictableisthelifeofnations Theirgloryisapictureofthehappytimes goneby Inthisworldnonationhoweverprestigiousit maybe Cancontinueitsexistencetilltheendoftime Somuchaccustomedtonationsdestructionis theuniverse Thatitwatchesthisscenewithindifference Nothingstaysthesamewithoutchange Theuniversenatureismadeofchange Thebeautyofworldsjewelisinever changingnames Themotherearthhasalwaysremained expectingnewnations! Thishighwayisacquaintedwiththousandsof caravans Kohinurseyeisfamiliarwithinnumerable kings EgyptandBabylonareannihilated,nota markremains Therollofexistencedoesnothaveeventheir names Theeveningofdeathhasoverpoweredthe sunofIran TimehasrobbedthegrandeurofGreeceand Rome Ah!TheMuslimalsofromtheworldsimilarly departed Theazurecloudappearedoverthehorizon, rainedanddeparted Therosepetalsveinisastringofpearlswith dawnstears Somerayofthesunisenmeshedinthedew Theriversbreastisthecradleforsunsrays Howbeautifulisthesunssightattheriver bank! Juniperisbusyinbeautifying,riveristhe mirror Fortheflowerbudspringbreezeisthemirror Thecuckooremainscallingfromthegardens nest Remainshiddenfromthehumaneyeinthe leavesprivacy Andthenightingale,theflowerysingerofthe garden Bywhosepresenceisalivethegloryofthe garden IsalivingpictureofthecommotionofLove HowbeautifulisthispicturefromNatures pen! Inthegardentherosessilentassembliesare holding Theshepherdboysshoutsinthevalleyare echoing Thisoldworldissofulloflife Thatindeathalsoishiddenthezestoflife Thepetalsfallinautumninthesameway Astoysfallfromthesleepinginfantshand Inthischeerfulworldthoughluxuryis limitless

176CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Onegrief,thatisgriefoftheMillatisalways fresh Memoriesoftheagegonebyarestillfreshin ourheart ThisUmmahcannoteraseitskingsmemories formitsheart Thesedesolatemansionsareexcusesfor sheddingtears Insighthasdevelopedintheeyewith continuoustears Wegivetotheworldthepearlsofthe weepingeye Wearetheremainingcloudsofastormgone by Therearehundredsofpearlsinthisclouds breast Thunderstilllurksinthiscloudssilentbreast Itcanchangethedrywildernesstoaflowery vale Itcanchangethefarmershopefromslumber toawakening Themanifestationofthisnationsmajestyhas passed Butthemanifestationofitsbeautyhasnotyet passed Drawsthebrightswordfromthesheaths darkness Thedawnsmeaningintheeasternhorizonis hidden Asinsidethegobletthepleasantwineis hidden Thedawnisundertheskirtofthefriendly breeze Thenoiseoftheconchismixedwiththecall ofadhan Allthesingingbirdswokeupbythecuckoos call Everystringofdawnssystemhasbecome musical

TADMINONAVERSEOFANISISHAMLU
Ialwaysremainroaminglikethemorning breeze RoamingismorepleasantinLovethan destination Therestlessheartreachedthelandofthe SaintofSanjar Wherethecureforthemaladyofimpatience isavailable Thelongingofmyhearthadnotyetreached thelips Thetonguewasabouttobeobligatedtothe powerofspeech Avoicecamefromthetomb,TheHarems inhabitantshave Acomplaintagainstyou,Orenouncerof ancestorsways! OQais!Howhasyourinternalwarmthcooled down? BecauseLaylastillhasthesamewaysofher oldself TheseedofLaIlahadidnotsproutinyour barrensoil Thesterilityofyournatureisuniversally disgraced Oimprudentone!Doyouknowwhatyour lifeis? Itisthebuilderofsynagogues,fullofchurch music ThoughyourtraininghasbeenintheHouse ofGod Yourrebelliousheartistheloveroftemple

MORNINGSAPPEARANCE
Fromunderthehorizonsskirtisappearing Thedayandnightsvirgindaughterthatis dawn Theskyhascompletedbenedictionsforthe starscrop Thesunhasdecoratedtheeasternhorizon withmirrors Thesky,gettingnewsofthearrivalofthesun Haspackedupnightslitterondustclouds shoulders Thesunsflameseemstobetheproduceof thisfield Whichwassownbyskysfarmerassparksof stars Themorningstarisonthewayfromthesky retrieving Asthelastnightlyworshiperfromthe mosqueberetrieving Whatabeautifulsightitisassomebody slowly

TheCalloftheMarchingBell177 Youlearntfidelityfromusbutusediton others Yousnatchedapearlfromusbutsacrificedit onothers. Whoalwaysremainedecstaticwithpleasure andexhilaration Thegardenerwhosehandissafefromthorns tip Whoseloveisunawareofthepathosof separation Thoughgriefsafflictionisfarfromhislife Thesecretoflifeisconcealedfromhiseyes Otheonewithcomprehensionoflifesaffairs Whyshouldnotgriefandsorrowbeeasyfor you? LoveistheintroductiontotheEternitysold treatise HumanintellectismortalbutLoveis eternallyalive Theeveningofdeathisnomatchtothesunof Love Loveisthewarmthoflifeandlaststill eternity Ifannihilationhadbeenintendedforthe departedbeloved Loveszealwouldhavealsodepartedfrom theLoversheart Lovedoesnotdiebythebelovedsdeath Itstaysinthesoulasgriefbutdoesnotdie Loversimmortalityisthebeloveds immortality Thebelovedslifeisunacquaintedwith mortality Thespringcomessingingfromthemountain top Teachingtheartofsingingtothebirdsofthe sky ItsmirrorisbrightliketheHourischeek Butfallingonvalleysrocksitisshattered Theriverspearlsevermorebeautifulbecame Thatisbythisfalltheywatersstarsbecame Theriverofflowingmercuryspreadand becamescattered Awholeentireworldofrestlessdrops becamemanifest Butseparationisthetrainingforreunionto thosedrops Afterawhilethesameriverisrunninglikea silverstring Theflowingriveroflifeisofthesameorigin Fallingfromhighitbecametheconcourseof humanity

THEPHILOSOPHYOFGRIEF
(AddressedtoMianFazliHusainBarristerAt Law,Lahore) Thoughthewineoflifeistheembodimentof pleasure Thecloudoflifecarriestearsalsoinitsskirt Thebubbleoflifedancesonthewaveofgrief AlamsSurahisalsopartoftheBookofLife Bylosingevenasinglepetaltheroseceasesto berose Ifthenightingaleisunawareofautumnit ceasestobenightingale TheheartsstoryiscoloredwithLongings blood Thehumanmusicisincompletewithout lamentscry Forthediscerningeyethegriefsscaris insight Forthesoulsighsmirrorisbeautys accompaniment Incidentsofgriefgiveperfectiontohuman nature Thedustofanguishisrougeforthehearts mirror Youthisawakenedfromsleepspleasureby grief Thisorchestrawakesupwiththisplectrum alone Fortheheartsbirdgriefisthestrongest feather Thehumanheartisasecretwhosedisclosure isgrief Griefisnotdistress,butisthesoulssilent song Whichislockedintheembraceofexistence harp WhosenightisnotacquaintedwithYaRabs plaint! Whosenightdoesnotmanifestthestarsof tears Whoseheartscupdoesnotknowbreaking withgrief

178CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Inthedepthsofthisworldweparttoreunite Butwecryconsideringtemporarypartingas permanent Thoughthedeaddodietheydonotperish Reallytheydonotgetseparatedfromus WhenIntellectbesurroundedinworldly calamities Orwhenitbebesiegedinthedrearynightof youth Whentheheartsskirtbethebattlefieldof goodandevil Whenjourneytothegoalbedifficultinroads darkness WhentheKhizrofcouragemayberesigned fromlonging WhenIntellectbehelplessandconsciencea silentvoice Whennotasinglefellowtravelerbeinthe valeoflife Whennotevenfireflyssparktoshowthe waytherebe Theforeheadsofthedeadbrightenupinthis darkness Asstarsareshininginthedarknessofthe night. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Thegardenofmyyouth, Couldneverflowerlikenestle Inthedesiredonesbreast, Noreverfeelthesmooth Touchoftheshimmeringvest. Nospringtimeshallcomefreighting ItsleaveswithAprilsluck, Itwithersinthiswaiting Forherwhocomestopluck. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

THEANTHEMOFTHEISLAMIC COMMUNITY
ChinaandArabiaareours;Indiaisours. WeareMuslims,thewholeworldisours. Godsunityisheldintrustinourbreasts. Itisnoteasytoeraseournameandsign. Amongtheidoltemplesoftheworldthefirst isthathouseofGod;5 Weareitskeepers;itisourkeeper. Broughtupintheshadowofthesword,we reachedmaturity; Thescimitarofthecrescentmoonisthe emblemofourcommunity. Inthevalleysofthewestourcalltoprayer resounded; Ouronwardflowwasneverstemmedby anyone. We,ohheaven,arenottobesuppressedby falsehood! Ahundredtimesyouhavetestedus. OhgardenofAndalusia!Doyouremember thosedays, Whenournestwasinyourbranches? OhwavesoftheTigris!Youalsorecognizeus; Yourriverstillrelatesourstory. Ohlandofpurity!Wefellanddiedforyour honour; Ourbloodstillcoursesthroughyourveins. TheLordofHijazistheleaderofour community;
Matthewstranslationofthislineisflawed.The originalrathermeans,Amongthetemplesofthe worldthatfirstHouseofGod,implyingthat manytemplesexistedbeforeKabahbuttheywere dedicatedtodeitiesotherthanGod.
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ONAFLOWEROFFERING
Whenshewalksdrunkwithpride Aboutthegardenpath, Floweretsoneveryside Liftuponesuppliantvoice Mayshe,ahGod,makeme Ofalltherestherchoice, Raisemefromlowdegree Towakethesunflowerswrath! Divinefortune,thatshe Shouldpluckyoufromthestem! Yourrivalstosstheirpetals; Theshockofseverancepast, Newblissofunionsettles Uponyourlife,whosegem Shinesperfectlyatlast. Myheart,thoughitfoundlove Infeelingheartsititsvassal Thisheartofmine,prideof

TheCalloftheMarchingBell179 Fromthisnamecomesthepeaceofoursoul. Iqbalssongislikethebellofacaravan; 6 Oncemoreourcaravanmeasurestheroad. [TranslatedbyD.J.Matthews] Theantagonismamongworldsnationsis createdbythisalone Subjugationasthegoalofcommerceis createdbythisalone Politicshavebecomebereftofsincerityisby thisalone Thedestructionofthehomeoftheweakisby thisalone Godscreationisunjustlydividedamong nationsbyit TheIslamicconceptofnationalityisuprooted byit

PATRIOTISM
AsaPoliticalConcept Inthisagethewine,thecup,evenJamis different Thecupbearerstarteddifferentwaysofgrace andtyranny TheMuslimalsoconstructedadifferent haremofhisown TheAzarofcivilizationmadedifferentidols ofhisown Country,isthebiggestamongthesenew gods! WhatisitsshirtistheshroudofDin Thisidolwhichistheproductofthenew civilization IstheplundererofthestructureoftheHoly ProphetsDin Yourarmisenforcedwiththestrengthofthe DivineUnity YouarethefollowersofMustafa,your countryisIslam Youshouldshowtheoldpanoramatothe world OMustafaasfollower!Youshoulddestroy thisidol Thelimitationtocountryresultsin destruction Livelikethefishintheoceanfreefrom country Renouncingthecountryisthewayofthe GodsBeloved YoushouldalsotestifytotheProphethoods Truthbysimilaraction Inpoliticalparlancecountryissomething different InProphetscommandcountryissomething different
thebellofacaravanor,morecorrectly,the callofthemarchingbell(thisisoneofthefew occurencesofthetitlephraseintheanthology itself).
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APILGRIMONHISWAYTOMADINAH
Thecaravanhasbeenrobbedinwilderness andthedestinationisfar Thecoastofthisdesolation,thatisthisdry oceanisfar Myfellowtravelersbecamevictimsofthe robbersdagger TheremainingonesturnedbacktoMakkahin frustration HowwillinglythisyoungmanfromBokhara gavehislife! Inthepoisonofdeathhehasfoundthetaste oflife! TherobbersdaggerwastheEidscrescentto him AhYathribwaswithinheart,Tawhids sloganwasonthelips Fearsays,Donottravelalonetowards Yathrib Longingsays,YouareaMuslim,travel fearlessly WouldIreturntoMakkahwithoutpaying homage? WouldInotappearconfidentlybeforeLovers ontheJudgmentDay? ThetravelerthroughHijazwildernesshasno fearforlife Thissecretishiddenintheemigrationofthe HolyProphet Thoughtsafetyisinthecompanionshipofthe Syrianlitter PleasureofLoveisintheheartbreaking afflictionofdanger Ah!HowcleverthistimidIntellectis!

180CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Andthebravemansfeelinghowfearlessis! Fromlipsaccustomedbuttopraise HearThouthesewordsinblameofThee! FromwheneternalTimebegan, ThyTimelessSelfhadalsobeen; Butthennobreezeitssweetnessspread ThoughtheRosereignedthegardensqueen. CanstThou,injustice,butconfess, OLord!fromwhomallfavoursflow, Hadnotthesouthwindtoiledinlove TheworldThyfragrancewouldnot know? ThegladtravailwesoughtforThee Rejoicedoursoulsandwasourpride ThinkstThouthefollowersofThyFriend InsanelyspreadThyTruthsowide? Beforewecame,howstrangeasight WasthismostbeauteousworldofThine! Forheretostonesmenbowedtheirheads, Andthereintreesdidgodsenshrine! Theirunenlightenedmindscouldseize Noughtelsebutwhattheireyescould see, Thouknowest,Lord,Thywritrannot Manneitherknewnorworshipped Thee! AndcanstThousaythatevenonce OneofthesedidThynamerecite? ItwasthemightofMuslimarms FulfilledThytaskandgavethemLight. YetoncetherelivedtheSeljukshere, Turanianstoo,andwiseChinese, Sasaniansdrewtheirbreathandthrived InroseperfumedIranianbreeze; AndelsewhereinThypeopledworld TheGreeksofYunanheldtheirsway, WhilesonsofIsraelsidebyside WithChristiannationshadtheirday. Butwhichamongthesenationsraised Thesacredswordinholyfight, SelfconsecratedtoThycause, Tosettheircrazyworldaright? Tisweandwealonewhothronged AswarriorsonThyfieldsoffray, Andnowuponthelandwefought Andnowuponthesaltseaspray. WemadeourAzanscallresound

QAT`AH
YesterdayadesperateLoverwassayingwith wailingattheProphetstomb TheEgyptianandIndianMuslimsdare destroyingtheMillatsfoundation! ThesepilgrimstotheWestssanctuarymay fakeourleadership Whatbonddowehavewiththosewhohave remainedunacquaintedwithyou? Outrageousaretheseselfseekingspiritual leaders, MayGodprotectyourMillat Theyarepromotingtheirowngloryby destroyingtheMuslims OIqbalwhowouldlistentoyou,the congregationhaschanged Youaretellingusthesetalesoftheoldinthe newage. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

THECOMPLAINT
WhyshouldIchoosethelosersrole? ForbeartoseekwhatgainImay? Northinkofwhatthemorrowholds, Butbroodoerwoesofyesterday? Whyshouldmyearsenrapturedhear TheplaintivenotesofPhilomel? Fellowbard!aroseamI Tolosemeinsweetmusicsswell? ForItoohavethegiftofsong Whichgivesmecouragetocomplain, Butah!tisnonebutGodHimself WhomI,insorrow,mustarraign! Igrantthatwehaveearnedrepute AseverreconciledtoFate, ButtoTheestillataleofpain Icannolongerhelpnarrate. Thoughwemayseemlikevoiceless lyres, Within,imprisonedanguishcries; Itsurgecompels,andIobey, Framingtheseplaintivemelodies. HearThou,OGod!thesesadcomplaints Fromthoseofprovenfealty;

TheCalloftheMarchingBell181 BeneathproudspiresinWesternlands, Andmadethatmagicmelody ThrilloverAfricsburningsands. Thepageantriesofmightykings Touswereshowsthatmatterednot, Beneaththeshadeofbladesunsheathed InKalimaweglorysought. Ouronlylifewasthentoface Theperils0fThyholywars; ToglorifyThynamewedied, Adornedwithhallowedbattlescars. Notlustforpowerforourownsakes Ourdrawnswordsplayfulness inspired, Norroamedwehandinglovewith Death Forworldlyricheswedesired. Ourpeople,hadtheysettheirhearts Onthisworldsrichesoritsgold, Notidolbreakingwouldhavegone Butidolswouldhaveboughtandsold. Westoodourgroundlikerockswhenonce Thefoehadmetourphalanxdread; Beforeourmightthebravestquailed And,vanquished,fromthebattlefled. AndthosewhoofferedTheeaffront Ourswift,relentlessfuryfaced, Theirmightiestarmswesetatnought, Theirinsolenceandprideabased. OnallmensmindswesetThyseal, Thytawhidsfirmandsureimpress Theselfsamemessagepreachedourlips Whenswordsdancedhighinbattles stress. DeclareThouwhosefiercevalouronce DidKhybersbarriersoverthrow? Orwhoseresistlessmightoncelaid FamedCaesarsproudestcitieslow? Whosmashedtodustmanshand wroughtgods, Thosethingsofstrawandearthand clay? Andwhodidunbelievinghosts TospreadThynameandgloryslay? Andwhowasitthatquenchedandcooled ThefieryurnsoffairIran? Andinthatlanddidonceagain RevivetheworshipofYazdan? Amongthosenations,wasthereone WhocravedTheeaswecravedandsought? Orriskedtheperilsoffellwar ThatThyDivinestwillbewrought? Whosewasthatconquestthirstysword Whichwonandheldtheworldinfee? AndwhosetheTakbeersoundingcall, WhichwakenedalltheworldtoThee? Whosewasthefatefulwrathwhichmade Allidolsshrinkinterrorjust? ThereisnogodbutGod,theycried, Ascrumblingdowntheykissedthedust.

Whenworshipsordainedhourwascome, Andfuriousragedthebattlesfray, ThosemenofHijaz,staunchinThee, FacingThyKaba,bowedtopray. MahmoodthekingandslaveAyaz, Inline,asequals,stoodarrayed, Thelordwasnomorelordtoslave: WhilebothtotheOneMasterprayed. Slaveorslavesmaster,richorpoor, Nosenseofdifferencethenfelt, Foreachabrotherwastoeach WheninThyPresence,Lord,they knelt. AndThoudostknowwewentabout Atsunriseorwhenstarsdidshine, InbanquethallsofTimeandSpace, Likegoblets,filledwithtawhidswine Bothheightsandlowlandswe traversedtospread Thymessage;Ogladpain! Notevenonce,Thouknowestwell, Westroveagainsttheworldinvain. NotonlylandweboreThyWord Gloriousacrosstheheavingseas, Uponoursteedofzeal,werode Untotheirdarkestboundaries! Wewhoremovedfromthisworldsbook Theleaveswhichwerewithfalsehood stained, Wewho,fromtyrantignorance, Theprisonedhumanraceunchained, Wewhowithmyriadsajdasfilled

182CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal ThyholyKabashallowedshrine, Whosebosomsreverentlyheld ThygreatandgloriousBookDivine Ifourmeedstilltheobloquy ThatwehaveshirkedtheFaithfulspart, HowthencanstThoumakeclaimtobe Thekindlyfaithcompellingheart? Fortherearethoseofotherfaiths Amongwhommanysinners, Somehumble,otherspuffedwithpride, Drunkenintheireffrontery; Ifsomehavevision,thousandsare Oflittleworth,neglectful,worse; Andmillionsuponmillionslive FromThydear,gloriousnameaverse. YetseehowstillThybountiesrain Onroofs0funbelievingclans, WhilestrikesThythunderboltthehomes OfallforbearingMussalmans! Inidolhouses,hark!theysay, Behold,theMuslimstarsinkslow! Howgladtheyarethatnowatlast ThyKabasbraveprotectorsgo! Theysay,Theworldiswellridnow Ofhymnrecitingcamelmen, TheirQuranfoldedintheirarms, Atlasttheyhiethemfromourken! ThustheyrejoicewhoownTheenot; YetstillunmindfulseemestThou OfThineownOneness,Thytawhid ArtThousounregardingnow? Thatignorantmenwholackthegrace Toopetheirlipsinconclavehigh Shouldhavetheircofferstreasurefilled, Isnottheburdenofoursigh; ButO,thatthisworldsbestshouldfall TounbelieversfromThyhand Whileweonpromisesarefed Ofpleasuresinashadowyland! WherearethosefavourswhichThouonce Uponourgratefulheartsdidstpour? WhycherishestThounot,OLord, TheFaithfulasindaysofyore? Whyfromthebountiesofthislife TheFaithfulnownoprofitgain ThoughstillAlmightyThouremainest AndlimitlessThymeansremain? IfThoubutwill,fountainscanflow Frombarrendesertandparchedsands, Andmirageboundatravellerbe Whilewalkingthroughgreenforest lands: Yetfoementaunted,gracedeprived, Andpoorestofthepoorarewe! IsthisThyrecompensetothose WhosacrificetheirlivesforThee? Thyworld,howeagerly,today Onstrangers,allitsgracebestows: ForthosewhowalkThychosenway Aworldofdreamsitsglamourthrows! Sobeitthen,soletuspass, Letothernationsholdthesway Whenwearegone,reproachusnot Thattawhidtoohaspassedaway! WelivehereonlythatThyName Maylivehereinmensmindsenshrined; Cansakibidhislastadieu AndleaveLovescupandwinebehind? Thycourtyardempties.Theydepart Whocametoworshipandadore; Themidnightssighs,thedawnslament, NowThouwiltmissforevermore! Theycame,theygavetheirheartstoThee, Theyhadtheirrecompense,andwent. Buthardlytheyhadseatedbeen WhenfromThyPresencetheyweresent! Theycamegladlovers,begginglove; Withfuturepromiseturnedaway: Go,shineThyBeautyslampabout AndseekandwinthemifThoumay! TheloveofLaylaburnethstill, AndMajnunpassionsyearningknows; InhillandvalleyoftheNejd Thefleetgazellestillleapinggoes; ThesoulofLoveisstillthesame, Still,Beautysmagiccharmsenthral, ThyAhmadsfeemenstillabide; AndThouartthere,thesoulofall. ThenStranger!whyestrangedtoday ThebondoflovetwixtTheeandThine? UpontheFaithful,OUnkind, WhyfrownsThyeyeofwrathDivine?

TheCalloftheMarchingBell183 DidweforswearourfaithtoThee? ToThydearProphetceasetocling? Ofidolbreakingdidwetire? Ortaketoidolworshipping? OrdidwewearyofThyLove, OrThyLovesraptureevershun? Orturnedwefromthepathwhichtrod QaransOwaisandSalman? ThyTakbeersunextinguishedflame Withinourheartswecherishyet: AethiopBelalslife,thestar Bywhichourownlivescourseweset! Butevenifachangehathbeen, AndweinLovearelessadept, Oroutofresignationspath Ourerringwaywardfeethavestept; If,unliketrustedcompasses, Oursoulsrespondnotnowtoyou, Andiftolawsoffaithfulness Ourrovingheartsarenowlesstrue; MustThoutooplaythefickleflirt Withus,withothers,daybyday, Wecannothelpthesinfulthought Whichshameforbidsourlipstosay. UponthepeakofMountFaran ThygloriousFaithThoudidstperfect WithoneDivinestgesturedrew Ahostoffervidfirstelect; ThyflamingBeautyfilledtheworld Andsetamyriadheartsonfire; ThenblewthequintessenceofLove InMantopassionswilddesire. Ah,whywithinourdeadenedhearts Thatholyflametodayleapsnot? Thoughstillthoseburntoutvictimswe Whichoncewewere,hastThouforgot? UponthedaleofNejdisstilled Theclangingofthecaptiveschains; Toglimpsethecamellitter,Qais Nolongerwithhismadnessstrains Theyearningsoftheheartaredead, Theheartitselfiscold;sowe; Anddesolationfillsourhouse ForshinesnottheretheLightofThee. OblesseddaywhenThoushaltcome, AthousandgracesinThytrain Whenbyunbashfulgladfeetturn Towardsournestingplaceagain. Besidethegardenfountainnow, Quaffingwine,strangerssit,alas! Thecuckoosnotetheirearregales Andtheirhandsholdthesparklingglass! Fromallthisgardensriotfar, Calminacornerseatedtoo, Lovelonginglunaticsawait Thyfrenzykindlingbreathofhu! Thepassionfortheflamesembrace Thymothsah,letthemoncemoreknow; AndbidThyancientlightningstrike Andsettheseashcoldheartsaglow! TowardstheHijazturnagain Thestrayingtribetheirbridlestrings! Lo,winglesssoarsthenightingale Aloft,uponitsyearningswings! Thefragranceineachblossomhid Withinthegardenpalpitates, ButwithThyplectrumwakeitsstrings Thelutethatliveningtouchawaits! Yea,longstobreakitsprisonsbounds Thestringimprisonedmelody; AndyearningSinaiwaitsagain ToburnitselftodustinThee Resolve,OLord!thetravailsore WhichthisThychosenpeopletries, MakeThoutheantoflittleworth ToSolomonsproudstaturerise! BringThou,OLord,withourgrasp Thatmostrareloveforwhichwepray; ToIndiastemplesquattersteach ThetruthoftheIslamicway. Ourheartsdesires,longunfulfilled, Unceasinglyourlifeblooddrain; Ourbreasts,withthousanddaggerspierced, Stillstrugglewiththeircryofpain! Thefragranceoftherosehasborne Thegardenssecretfaraway Howsaditis,thetraitorsrole Thegardenssweetestbudsshouldplay! Thebloomtimeoftheroseisdone; Thegardenharpnowshatteredlies; Andfromitsperchuponthetwig, Awayeachfeatheredsongsterflies

184CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Butyetthereuncompanionedsits Alonelybulbul,alldaylong; Itsthroatathrobwithmusicstill Andpouringoutitsheartinsong. Thedarkeningcypressswaysnomore; Fromshadowynestsitsdoveshavefled; Thewitheredblossomsdroopanddie, Andallaroundtheirpetalsshed; Thosememoried,oldgardenwalks Ofalltheirformerpridelieshorn, Despoiledofraimentgreen,each branch Innakednessnowstandsforlorn; Unmovedbypassingseasonschange, Thesongstersitsandsingsalone: Wouldtherewereinthisgardensome Couldfeeltheburdenofitsmoan! Thislifenomoreitsjoyretains, Norevendeathcanbringrelief; Tissweettositaloneandsigh Andeatasadheartoutingrief. Outfromthemirrorofmysoul Whatgemsofthoughtnowstriveto shine; Whatvisionssplendid,dreams sublime, Arisewithinthisbreastofmine! Butinthisgardenlivesnotone Toseeandhear,tofeelandknow: Notulipwithitsstreakofpain, Tosensemyheartbloodssmartingflow. Maythissadbulbulslonelysong Togriefeachlisteningsoulawake; Theclangouroftheserousingbells Makedrowsyheartstheirsleepforsake! LetFaithfulheartsreplighttheirtroth, AndforgeafreshtheirbondDivine; Letinthelongparchedbreastofeach Theoldthirstwakeforsweetoldwine! ThebloodofsweetArabianvine OerflowsthiswinejarAjamy, AlthoughthesingersingsinInd, OfHijazishismelody. [TranslatedbyAltafHusain]

THEMOON
Omoon!Yourbeautyisthedignityofcreation Circumambulatingtheearthlysanctuaryis youroldhabit Thissomethinglikeaspotwhichappearson yourbreast AreyousomeonesLover?Isthisthe Longingsscar? Iamrestlessontheearth,youareimpatientin thesky Youarealsoinsearch,Iamalsoinsearch Manisthecandleofthecongregationwhich isalsoyours ThedirectioninwhichIamgoingisalsoyour destination Theoneyouaresearchingforinthestars silence Perhapsisconcealedinthecommotionoflife Itisstandingisthecypresstree,issleepingin theverdure Issinginginthenightingale,issilentinthe flowerbud Come,IshallshowyouHisluminouscheek Inriversmirror,indewslookingglass Inforest,inmountainsineverythingonlyHe exists IntheheartofMan,inyourcheekonlyHe exists. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

THENIGHTANDTHEPOET
THENIGHT

Whydoyouroamaboutinmymoonlight, Soworried, Silentasaflower,driftinglikeperfume? Perhapsyouareajeweller Dealinginthepearlsthatarecalledstars, Orareafishthatswimsinmyriverof light; Orastarthathasfallenfrommybrow, And,havingforsakentheheights, Nowresidesinthedepthsbelow. Thestringsoftheviolinoflifearestill; Mymirrorreflectslifeasitsleeps. Theeyeofthevortex tooissleeping ) Inthedepthsoftheriver;

TheCalloftheMarchingBell185 Therestlesswavehugstheshoreandis still. Theearth,sobusyandbustling, Slumbersasthoughnoonelivedonit. Butthepoetsheartisneveratpeace Howdidyoueludemyspell?

THEPOET

Isowpearlsinthesoilofyourmoon; Hidingfrommen,Iweeplikedawn. Iamreluctanttocomeoutinthebusyday, Andmytearsflowinthesolitudeofnight. Thecrypentupinsideme, WhomshouldIgettohearit, AndtowhomcanIshowmyburning desire? LyingonmychestthelightningofSinai sobs: Whereistheseeingeyehasitgoneto sleep? Myassemblyhallisdeadlikethecandleat agrave. Alas,night!Ihavealongwaytogo! Thewindsofthepresentagearenot favourabletoit: Itdoesnotfeelthelossithassuffered. Themessageoflove, WhenIcannolongerkeepittomyself, Icomeandtellittoyourshiningstars. [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

THEASSEMBLYOFSTARS
Whilesetting,thesunthrewatthedark clothedevening Tulipflowerswhichithadcollectedfrom horizonsbasin Thetwilightofeveningputallornamentsof goldonit, Natureputoffitsentiresetofsilver ornaments TheLaylaofthenightinthelitterofsilence arrived Startedshiningthebeautifulpearlsofthe eveningsbride Thoselivingfarfromthecommotionofthe world WhichMancallsstarsinhisownlanguage

Theskysassemblywasbusylightingupthe sky Fromthe`ArshiBarinthecallofanangel came Osentinelsofthenight!Ostarsofthesky! Thewholeshiningnationofyoursinhabits thesky Startsuchmusicasmayawakenallthose sleeping Thebrightnessofyourforeheadisguidefor caravans Theearthsdenizensconsideryouthe destinysmirrors Perhapstheywilllistentoyourcall Silencedepartedfromthisstarspangled expanse Theskysexpansewasfilledwiththismusic TheEternalBeautyisproducedinthestars loveliness Astheimageofroseisinthelookingglassof thedew Tobeafraidofthenewways,toinsistonthe oldones Thisistheonlydifficultstageinthelifeof nations Thiscaravanoflifeissofastmoving Manyanationistrampledinwhoserace Thousandsofstarsarehiddenfromoureyes Buttheirexistenceisalsoincludedinour group Theearthsdenizensdidnotunderstandina wholelife Whathascomeinourcomprehensionina shortspanoflife Allsystemsareestablishedonmutual attraction Thissecretisconcealedinthelifeofthestars

STROLLINGINTHECELESTIALWORLD
Asonlyimaginationwasmyfellowtraveler Mypathhappenedtopassthroughthesky Iwasflyingconstantlyandnoone Wasacquaintedwithmeinthesky Thestarswerestaringatmeinsurprise Myjourneywasawellguardedsecret Iescapedfromthealternationofdayand night

186CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Iescapedfromthisancientorderofthings WhatcanItellyouwhatParadiseis Itistheclimaxofmateriallongings BirdsweresinginginthebranchesofTubah UnabashedHourisbeautywaspresentall around Beautifulcupbearerswithwinecupsinhand Theaudiencewascryingdrinkmoreand more FarfromtheParadisetheeyeobserved Therewasadarkhouse,coldandsilent CountenanceofQaisandLaylasmaterial form Wereshouldertoshoulderwithitsdarkness Itwassocoldthatbeingembarrassedbyit TheArcticCirclewasconcealingitsface WhenIinquiredaboutitscondition Thereplyoftheangelwasstrange ThiscoldplaceiscalledHell Itisdeprivedoffireandlight Theheatofitsflameswhichisborrowed Terrifiesthepeopleseekingadmonition Whentheearthspeoplecomehere Theybringtheiremberswiththem YouareseeninthemosquealsoontheEid day Yourheartisalsosoftenedbythesermons effect Youpracticereadingcountrysnewspapers also Whichareobligatedtosingyourreputes songs Ontopofallthisyoucanalsowriteverse Yourpoetrysgobletsarefullofthewineof Shiraz Whateveraretheattributesofleaders,you havethemall Incumbentonyouisrisingandjoiningthe struggle Youarenotafraidofhunters,asyouhave wingsalso Thenwhyareyounotinclinedforflight? Theendofourlifeisthecemetery Presentlyraisetumultintheskysvault

RAMA
OverflowingwiththewineofTruthisthecup ofIndia AllphilosophersoftheWesternworldhave acknowledgedIndia Itistheresultoftheelegantthinkingof Indians Thathigherthantheskyisthepositionof India Thiscountryhashadmanypeopleofangelic disposition Onwhoseaccountworldrenownedisthe nameofIndia IndiaisproudoftheexistenceofRama SpiritualpeopleconsiderhimprelateofIndia Thisaloneisthemiracleofthislightof righteousness Thatbrighterthanworldsmorningisthe eveningofIndia Hewasexpertinswordcraft,wasuniquein bravery Wasmatchlessinpietyandintheenthusiasm oflove

ADVICE
OnedaybywayofadviceIsaidtoIqbal Neitheryoufastnorareregularinprayers Youarealsoperfectinthewaysof hypocriticalpeople YoupineforLondonintheheartbutyoutalk ofHijaz Yourliesarealsobasedonwhatis expediency Themannerofyourflatteryalsoisfully miraculous Yourlectureendsonglorificationofthe government Yourbrightthoughtistheinventorof methodsofentreating OfficialsdoorsarealsolikeMaqami Mahmudtoyou Yourdesignsaremoreinterlockedthanlocks ofAyazhair Likeotherpeopleyoucanalsoconceal Secretsofselfaggrandizementinyourcloak ofdinsservice

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THEMOTORCAR
HowrightlyJogendersaidthisyesterday ThecarofZulfiqarAliKhanissoquiet Itselegantandgracefulpaceisnotnoisy Fastlikelightning,likebreezeitisquiet IrepliedThisisnotrestrictedtocar Inthepathoflifeeveryfleetfootedisquiet Thebellisfootlessfromitshabitoflamenting Thecaravanoffragrancelikezephyrisquiet Thedecanteralwayswalksonembersdueto gurgling Butthenatureofthegentlemovingwinecup isquiet Tothepoetsthoughtsthewingsforflightare silence Thewealthofthevoiceswarmthliesin silence!

THEHUMANRACE
Thesightsofthegardenmayormaynotbe beautiful Thenarcissus,unabletoact,forcedto watchingis! Itdoesnotappreciatethepleasureof movement Theverynatureofjuniperdevoidoflonging is! Whateverisintheworldisaccustomedto submission EverypowerofManbusyinpressingforhis Longingis! Thisspeckremainsincessantlyambitiousof expansion Notaspeckbutperhapstheconstricted wildernessheis Ifhewillshecanchangethefaceofthe garden Thisentitywise,clearsightedandpowerfulis [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

ADDRESSTOTHEMUSLIMYOUTH
Haveeveryoupondered,OMuslimyouth, Ondeepandseriousthings? Whatisthisworldinwhichthisyou Isonlyabrokenstar? Youcameofastockthatnourishesyou

Inthecloseembracingoflove, Astockthattrampledunderfoot Darawhoworethecrown. Civilizationsgracetheyforged Toaworlddisposinglaw, ThosefolksthatcamefromtheArabsands Thatcradledtheircamelmen. Thesimplelifewasthepridetheyhad Intheirdeedsofgloriousshow. Howdoesthelovelyfacefeelneed Ofrougeandmoleandart? InpureplainlifeandinfearofGod Theylivedtheirmodestway. Therichmanstoodinnofearofthepoor Thathegiveshiswealthinfee. 7 Inshort,inwordscanItelltoyou Whatwerethesedesertmen? Holders,Keepers,Saviours,Adorners Ofwhatwecalltheworld. IfIshoulddrawthesketcharight Limningtheforminwords, ThevisionIddrawwouldbebetterfar Thanallyourfancypaints. Thereisnostandardbywhichtojudge Yoursandyourfathersworth. Youutterwordsbuttheydiddeeds. Theyroamed:youstayathome. Wehavedespoiledtheinheritance Thatwefromourfatherswon. Theheavenfromthezenithhasdashedit down Andcastitontheground. Whatisthisweepingatorderedthings Thatitistheaffairofaday? Exceptthehelpofallcertainlaw Theworldhasnootherplan. Butifthosepearlsoflearningslore, Thosebooksourfatherswrote WeseeinEuropemadescholarsjoy, Theheartisrentwithgrief. Richman 8,beholdthedarkenedday
Inpureplainlifewealthinfee.Sorleys translationoftheselinesisabsurd.Theoriginal linesmean:ThoseGodfearingmenheldsuch prideeveninpovertythattherichdarednotgive almstothepoor[withouttakingpermission].
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188CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Kinansoldmanonceknew, ThatthelightofhiseyestoZuleikhaseyes Mightbringthebrightnessofsight. [TranslatedbyH.T.Sorley] Muslimsaretightlyboundinchainsof sectarianism Lookatyourfreedomandattheirbondage alsolook Inthemosquelookatdisintegrationofthe priestslove InthetempleattheBrahmansstrongidol worshipalsolook LookatthesightoftheMuslimwaysinthe infidelslife AndatyourMuslimstormentingother Muslimsalsolook Bethespectatoroftheshowerofrocksof misfortunes AtthefrailtyoftheMuslimsUmmahsabodes alsolook Yes,lookattheadvanceflatteryofthe honorablepeople Andattheselfrespectoftheformerly shamelesspeoplealsolook Whomwegotacquaintedwiththetasteof eloquence Atthehaughtyspeechofthatformer speechlessadversarylook Listentosoundsofpleasurableorchestrain Westspalaces Andatthepreparationsforthemourningin Iranalsolook TheimprudentTurkhastornthecloakofthe DivineKhilafah LookatMuslimssimplicityatothers cunningnessalsolook Lookateverything,andremainquietlikea mirror Intodaytumultremainoccupiedinevenings music!

THEEIDCRESCENT
OtheprideofShawwal!Othefasting personsdarling! Come!AsMuslimswereveryanxiously waitingforyou ThemessageofEidiswrittenonyour forehead Youreveningistheprefacetothedawnof pleasure YouarethemirrorofthehistoryofMillati Baidah Ocrescent!Weareyourloverssinceavery longtime Thebannerunderwhoseshadewewielded ourswords Underwhoseshadeweusedthebloodofour enemies Thecompanionshipofthisverybanneris yourdestiny TheMillatshonorisbyyoureverincreasing beauty Ournationischerisheroffriends,fidelityis yourway Thissilveryshirtofyoursisthepropagatorof love Lookattheearthshabitationfromyour celestialapses! Lookatthedepthofourabodefromyour eminence! Lookatthecaravansandalsolookattheirfast speed Atthedestitutetravelersestrangementwith destinationalsolook Onsightingyouweusedtogivecharity lavishly Oemptycup!Todayatourindigencealso look
RichmanItshouldbereadOGhani! (Sorleyhasmistakenlytranslatedthenameofthe KashmiripoetwhosePersiancoupletisquoted here.GhaniKashmirihimselfappearsamongthe heroesinAMessageoftheEastandJavidnama.
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THECANDLEANDTHEPOET
(February1912) THEPOET LastnightIsaidtothecandleofmydesolate house Yourhairgetscombedbythewingsofthe moth IntheworldIamlikethelampofthe wildernesstulip

TheCalloftheMarchingBell189 Iamneitherinanassemblyslot,norina housefortune SincealongtimeIamalsoburningmybreath likeyou ThoughIamcirclingtheflamenomothhas hititswing Manyaneffulgenceiscrammedinmylifeof unfulfilleddesires Notasinglelovingheartrisesinthis assembly Fromwherehaveyouacquiredthisworld illuminatingfire? YouhaveinfusedtheloveofKaliminthe poorinsect! TheCandle Theblowofbreathwhichgivesmethe messageofdeath Bythesameblowofbreathyourlipis melodious Iamalightbecauseburningisbuiltintomy nature Youarealightsothatthemothsmayhavethe loveofyours Iamweepingbecauseafloodgushesforth frommyheart Yousheddewsothatgardensassemblymay singpraisesyours Mymorningisadornedwiththerosesfrom mynightstoil Yourtomorrowisunawareofthetodayof yours Thoughyouarelightenedyouraredevoidof theinnerheat Likethelampofthewildernesstulipisthe flameofyours Justthinkifcupbearerstitleisappropriate foryou Assemblyisthirstyandthewinemeasureis emptyofyours Yourwaysaredifferent,thelawoftheMillat isdifferent Yourmirrorhasbeendisgracedbytheugly appearanceofyours WiththeKabahbyyoursideyouare templeslover Howrebelliousistheirresponsibleloveof yours ThatQaisbeproducedinyourassemblyis notpossible Yourwildernessisstraitened,withoutLailah isthelitterofyours Obrilliantpearl!Otheonerearedinthe waveslap Unacquaintedwiththetasteofstormsisthe oceanofyours Whyareyousingingnow?yourgardenisin disorder! Yoursingingisoutofplace,yourmusicisout ofseason ThosewhowereanxiousfortheSpectacle havedeparted YourcomingnowwithgeneralSightings promisematterslittle Thoseoldardentloversofwinearegonefrom theassembly Ocubbearer!Yourcomingnowinassembly withstrongwineinthecupmatterslittle Ah!Whentherosegardensorganizationhas alreadygotdisorganized Iftheflowergotthemessageofspringbreeze matterslittle Theloversconditionwasworthseeingatthe nightsend TheBelovedsarrivalearlyinthemorning matterslittle Extinguishedistheflamewhichwasevery mothsobjective Ifsomepursuerofperfectlovecamenowit matterslittle Theflowersdonotcare,youmayormaynot sing Thecaravaniscallous,thebellmayormay notring Ifdevoidofloveswarmthyouremained evenasassemblyscandle Yourmothsalsounacquaintedwiththistaste remained Ifyoucouldstringthemtogetheronthe threadofLove Thenwhydidthebeadsofyourrosary scatteredremain? GoneisthecourageousLove,goneisthe sublimethinking Inyourassemblyneithertheinsanenorthe sagesremain

190CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal GoneisthatburningofLove,goneisthat heartspathos Whatgooditisifthemothsroundthecandle didremain? Verywell,thecupbeareryoumaybe,whom willyouservewine Nowneitherthosewinedrinkersnorthose tavernsdidremain Todayabrokendecanteriscryingforthecup bearer Whosegobletsincirculationtillyesterdaydid remain TodayaresilentthoseLovecherishing expanses WhereLaylaandherloversdancingdid remain Howdisappointing!Thecaravanswealthis gone Thefeelingoflossfromcaravansheartis gone Withwhoseactivitiesthewildernesswasonce flourishing Theircitiesarewipedout,habitations desolatehavebecame Theprayerswhichestablishedthegrandeur ofTawhid ThoseprayersofferingstoBrahmaninIndia havebecome Inthisworldeverlastingcomfortonlaws observancedepends Totheoceanwavefreedomspreludeto lamentationhavebecome TheManifestationItselfwaslongingfor whoseeyes ThoseeyesdespairedofAimanslighthave become Thousandsofnightingaleswereflyingabout intherosegarden Whathappenedtothemthattheyconfinedto thenestshavebecome? Inthecelestialexpansewhoselightning powerwaspanoramic Thoselightningssatiatedwiththebarns sideshavebecome Whyshouldthebloodlettingeyeingratiated totherosegardenbe? Withcontinuoustearstheeyesfullysatiated withembershavebecome However,thegriefsnightgivesthemessage ofEidsmorning Inthedarknessofthenighttherayofhope hasappeared Gladtidings,Ocupbearerofthetavernof Hijaz Afteragesyourrindshaveregained consciousness Wealthofselfrespectwasthepriceforothers wine Nowyourshopisagainfullofcallsforthe carousal AbouttobreakisthemagicofIndiaswhite facedmasters AgaintheSulaimaseyeistheharbingerof clamorsmessage Thereisclamoragainforcupbearertobring thehomemadewine Astheheartsuproarshavebeensilencedby theWestswine Singbecausethisisnotthetimeforsilence Thedawnsskyisshoulderingthesunlike decanter Burninsympathywithothersandalsomake othersburn Listenifyoucan,abrightHadithhasbeen conveyedtoyou Ancestorshavesaidthatpoetryisapartof prophethood Yes,conveytotheMillatthegladtidingsof theMessengerAngel! Awakentheeyewiththepromiseofthe BelovedsSight Bringthehearttolifewiththewarmthof speechsskill Yourloveforindulgencebecamearobberof courage Youwereanoceaninwilderness,ingardena brookyoubecame Whenyoustoodfirminyourpurity,youhad thenationalso Caravanoffragranceafterleavingtherose scatteredbecame Thelifeofthedrophaslessonsofthesecrets oflife Sometimespearl,sometimesdew,sometimes tearitbecame Obtainitfromsomewhereitisagreatwealth

TheCalloftheMarchingBell191 Whatgoodislifeiftheheartunawareof bosombecame Yourhonordependedupontheorganization oftheMillat Whenthisorganizationdeparted,disgraced worldwideyoubecame Theindividualisfirmbynationscoherence, otherwisenothing Thewaveisonlyintheocean,andoutsideit isnothing Keeptheloveconcealedinyourheartsveil still Thatisdonotdisgraceyourwinelikethe decanter PitchyourtentintheValleyofSinailike Kalim1 MaketheTruthsflamedestroyerofhomes comfort Thecandleshouldalsoknowtheresultof atrocities Makethemothsashesrestorerofthe morning Ifyouareselfrespectingbenotobligedtothe cupbearer Intheoceansmidstturnthegobletupside downlikethebubble Nojoyremainsintheoldmountainsand wilderness Yourloveisnew,youshouldcreatenew wilderness Ifthedestinyhasdestroyedyoucompletely Fromdownfallmakeanewrodliketheseed Yes!Buildyournestagainonthesameold branch Maketherosegardensresidentsmartyrsof thesongofintoxication Inthisgardenbethenightingalesfolloweror rosepupil Eitherbeallcomplaintordonotproduceany music Whyareyousilentinthegardenlikedews retreat Openyourlips,youarethemusicofthe worldsharp! Becomesomewhatacquaintedwithyourown realityOfarmer! Thegrain,thecultivation,therain,aswellas theproduceyouare Ah!Whosesearchkeepsyouaimlessly wandering Thepath,thetraveler,theguide,aswellas thedestinationyouare Whyisyourhearttremblingwiththefearof thestorm? Thesailor,theocean,theboat,aswellasthe seashoreyouare Comeandlooksometimeinthelaneofthe torncollars Qais,Lailah,thewildernessaswellasthe litteronthecamelyouare Woefoolishness!Youareinneedofthecup bearer Thewine,thedecanter,thecupbearer,as wellastheassemblyyouare Becomingaflameburndowntherubbishof Godlessness Whyareyouafraidofthefalsehood?The destroyeroffalsehoodalsoyouare Oimprudentone!Youaretheessenceof timesmirror TheultimatemessageofGodintheworld youare! Oimprudentone!Beawareofyourown realityas Thoughyouareonlyadropyourrealityis alsoliketheboundlessocean Whyareyouimprisonedinthespellofpoor resources Justlook,concealedinyouisalsothestorms power! Yourbreastiscustodianofthelovesmessage oftheone WhoisApparentaswellasHiddeninthe universesystem Whatconquersthewholeworldwithout swordandgun Ifyouunderstandthematerialisalsoinyour mettle OindolentOne!Doyourememberthat covenantalso? OnwhichMountFarantillnowisasilent witness Oignorantone!Onlyyoubecamecontented withsomeflowerbuds Otherwiseintherosegardenthereisalso cureforthereceiverssmallcapacity!

192CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Theheartsstateisproducedinthespeechs curtain Indecantersveilthewineisapparentaswell asveiled Myfierymusichasburntmedown Andthisistheverymeansofmylife! Lookintomybreastforthesecretofthisfiery music Lookintoheartsmirrorfordestinys manifestation! Theskywillshinemirrorlikewiththe morningslight Andthenightsdarknesswillbespeeding away! Thespringbreezewillbesomelodyinspiring Thatflowerbedssilentfragrancewillbecome melodious! Thegardensafflictedoneswillunitewith otherafflictedones Thezephyrwillbecomecompanionofthe roseassembly! Mygentlesprayofdewwillproducewarmth andmusic Everyflowerbudofthisgardenwillbecome appreciativeofpathos! Youwillseetheresultofthegloryofthe riversflow Therestlesswaveitselfwillbecomeitsankles chain! Theheartswillagainrecallthemessageof prostrations Theforeheadswillbecomeacquaintedwith theHaremsdust Thehunterswailingwillgivematerialforthe birdssinging Coloredwithflowerpickersbloodthe flowerbudwillbecame Whatevertheeyeisseeingcannotbe describedbythelips Iamlostinamazementastowhattheworld willbecome! Thenightwilleventuallydisappearbysuns appearance! ThisgardenwillbefilledwiththeLightof Tawhid! [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

MUSLIM
(June1912) Everybreathyoudraw,Iqbal, Isladenwithsighs; Yoursmoulderingbreastisfilledwithlament. Theluteofyourhearthasnosongofhope: Yourlitter,webelieve,hasnothisLayla. Yourearsseekthesoundofasong Thathasbeensungandisnomore, Yourheartisunconcerned Withthecommotionofthepresent. Yourfellowsingersofthegarden Wouldnothearthetaleoftherose: Theassemblywouldnotlisten Toyourmessageofold. Quiet,Obellofthenumbfootedcaravan! Yourvoicecausesmuchdespairquiet! Itcannotbebroughtbacktolife, Theassemblyofoldentimes; Yesternightcannotbelitupwithcandles. IamaMuslim,myfriend Abearerofthemessageoftawhid Andawitnesssinceeternitytothattruth! Totawhidisduethewarmbeat Ofthepulseoftheexistents; Fromit,too,theboldness IntheMuslimsthought. Itisforthesakeofthistruth ThatGodcreatedtheworld, AndtoguardthattruthHecreatedme. ItwasIwhoabolished Theworshipoffalsehood I,indeed,whoprovedtobe Theprotectorofthelawsofexistence. Myexistenceisarobe Thatcoversthenakednessoftheworld: Todestroymewouldbe Adisgracetomankind! Ofthefateoftheworld, TheMuslimistheshiningstar Onewhosebrillianceputstoshame Thespellcastbydawn. Thesecretsoflifeareexposedtomyview: Icannotbesaidtohavedespaired Ofwagingthestruggleoflife. HowcanIbefrightened

TheCalloftheMarchingBell193 Bythetransientsceneofsorrow? IbelieveinthedestinyofmyCommunity! Oftheelementofdespairmylifeisfree: Theheatofthebattle Givesnoticeofcompletevictory. Yes,myeyesarefixedontheagegoneby, AndtotheassemblyItell Thesameoldstory. Tothedustofmybeingiselixir Thememoryofthebygoneage. Mypastistheexegesisofmyfuture; Ikeepinviewthatexcitingage InthemirrorofthepastIseethefuture. [TranslatedbyMustansirMir] ButIhavebroughtthischaliceheretomake mysacrifice; Thethingitholdsyouwillnotfindinallyour Paradise. Seehere,ohLord,thehonourofyourpeople brimmingup! ThemartyredbloodofTripoli,ohLord,isin thiscup. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

THEHOSPITALOFHIJAZ
AleaderofthenationoncesaidtoIqbal AhospitalisabouttoopeninJeddahfor Hijaz Everyspeckofyourdustbecomesrestless AsyouhearfromsomebodythetaleofHijaz MoveyourhandofLovetowardsyourpocket YouareworldfamousastheloverofHijaz ThehospitalinthesuburbsofBathaisneeded InthehandsofIsathepatientspulseis needed IsaidLifeliesintheveilofdeath AstheTruthliesveiledinmetaphors WhattheLoverhasobtainedintheposition ofdeath Khizrcouldnotobtaininthewineofeternal life Sir,conveythismessageoflifetoothers IamsearchingfordeathinthelandofHijaz Whyhaveyoubroughtthemessageofcure? WhatconcerndoLovershavewiththe Masiha. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

BEFORETHEPROPHETSTHRONE
Sickofthisworldandallthisworldstumult Iwhohadlivedfetteredtodawnandsunset, Yetneverfathomedtheplanetshoarylaws, Takingprovisionsformywaysetout Fromearth,andangelsledmewherethe Prophet Holdsaudience,andbeforethemercyseat. NightingaleofthegardensofHijaz!eachbud Ismelting,saidthoseLips,inyoursongs passionflood; Yourheartforeversteepedinthewineof ecstasy, Yourreelingfeetnoblerthananysuppliant knee. Butsince,taughtbytheseSeraphimtomount sohigh, Youhavesoaredupfromnetherrealms towardsthesky Andlikeascentcomesherefromtheorchards oftheearth Whatdoyoubringforus,whatisyour offeringworth? Master!thereisnoquietinthatlandoftime andspace, Wheretheexistencethatwecravehidesand stillhidesitsface; Thoughallcreationsflowerbedsteemwith tulipandredrose, Theflowerwhoseperfumeistruelovethat flowernogardenknows.

THEANSWERTOTHECOMPLAINT
Whenpassionstreamingfromtheheart Turnshumanlipstolyres, Somemagicwingsmansmusicthen, Hissongwithsoulinspires; Manswordsaresacredthen,theysoar, Theearsofheaventheyseek, Fromdustthosemortalaccentsrise, Immortalshearthemspeak; SowildandwaywardwasmyLove, Suchtumultraiseditssighs, Beforeitsdaringswiftlyfell

194CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Therampartsoftheskies. Theskiesexclaimedinwonderment, Someoneishidinghere, ThewheelingPlanetspausedtosay, Seekonthehighestsphere. ThesilverMoonsaid,Youarewrong, Somemortalitmustbe, TheMilkyWaytoojoinedconverse, Hereinourmidstishe. Rizwanalone,myplaintivevoice Begantorecognise, Heknewmeforahumanwho HadlosthisParadise. AndeventheAngelscouldnottell Whatwasthatvoicesostrange, Whosesecretseemedtoliebeyond Celestialwisdomsrange. Theysaid,CanMannowrovingcome Andreachtheseregionshigh? Thattinyspeckofmortalclay, Hasitnowlearnttofly? Howlittledothesebeingsofearth Thelawsofconductknow; Howcoarseandinsolenttheyare, Thesemenwholivebelow. Sogreattheirinsolenceindeed, TheydareevenGodupbraid! IsthistheMantowhomtheirbow TheAngelsoncehadmade? OfQualityandQuantity Heknowsthesecrets,true Thewaysofhumblenessaswell Ifhealittleknew! Thattheyaloneareblestwithspeech Howproudthesehumansbe, Yet,ignorant,theylacktheart Touseitgracefully. ThenspakeaVoiceCompassionate: Thytaleenkindlespain, Thycupisbrimmingfullwithtears Whichthoucouldstnotcontain EvenHighHeavenitselfismoved Bytheseimpassionedcries; Howwildtheheartwhichtaughtthylips Suchsavagemelodies! Itsgraceyetmakesthissongofthine Asongofeulogy; Abridgeofconversethouhastformed TwixtmortalmanandMe! Behold,myhandsarcfullofgifts, Butwhocomesseekinghere? AndhowshallItherightroadshew Whentheresnotraveller? Mylovingcareisthereforall, Ifdeservedbutbyfew! NotthistheclayfromwhichIcan AnAdamsshaperenew! OnhimwhomeritswellIset Thebrightestdiadem, Andthosewhotrulyquestingcome, Anewworldwaitsforthem. Apostateheartsandpalsiedhands Yourearthlylivesdebase, Youall,toyourgreatProphet,are Bringersofdeepdisgrace; Thoseidolbreakersallhavegone, Youidolatersare, Abrahamwasthefather,you Hissons,arebutAzar; Nowstrangerbandscarousalhold, Strangearebothcupandwine, AstrangenewKabayouhavereared, Strangeidolsohitsshrine! Thetulipofthewildsoncereigned Thequeenofblossomtime: Inthisoncelaythequintessence Oflovelinesssublime. OnceeverytruebornMussalman ByAllahsethisstore, Thisfickleheartedcourtesan Evenyoudidonceadore! Go,seeksomeconstantmistressnow, Toheranewbondsign, Muhammadsuniversalcreed Tonarrowboundsconfine! Topraytomeatbreakofday Younowanordealdeem, Yourmorningslumbersweeterfar Yetyouwouldfaithfulseem! Thehardshipsofthefastoppress Yournaturesnowgrownfree; Suchareyourwaysandyoustillwould

TheCalloftheMarchingBell195 Protestyourloveforme! Untoanationfaithislife, Youlostyourfaithandfell, Whengravitationfails,mustcease Concoursecelestial. Youloveyourhomestheleastamong Thenationsoftheearth, Youarethemostincompetent Inknowledgeandinworth; Youareabarnwherelightningstays, Whereruinidlelies, Ancestralcoffinslongentombed Youronlymerchandise; Inturninggravestoprofit,you Haveprovedyourselvesadept; Shouldidoltradingoffergain Ofcourseyouwouldaccept. Whosestriving,fromthisworldofmine, Itsfalsehoodsdidefface? Whosetoil,fromageoldignorance Setfreethehumanrace? Andwhosethebrowswhoseworship filled MyKabashallowedshrine? Orwhosethebreastswhichfondlyheld MygloriousBookDivine? Thesewereyourgreatprogenitors; Youlacktheirbrainandbrawn; Yousitandwaitinslothfulease Foreverymorrowsdawn. Anddidyousay,forMuslimsI Merepromisesdispense? Unjustlamentsatleastshouldshow Somesparkofcommonsense. EternalistheLawofGod AndJusticeisitsname, ShouldinfidelslikeMuslimslive Themeedshallbethesame. Not oneamongyouseeksintruth Tocomeatblissthroughme Still theLightSinaismountillumes NoMosestheretosee. Yournationsweal,yournationswoe, Incommonyouallshare, YourProphetandyourcreedthesame, ThesameTruthyoudeclare; AndoneyourKaba,OneyourGod, AndoneyourgreatQuran; Yet,still,dividedeachfromeach, LiveseveryMussalman. Yousplityourselvesincountlesssects, Inclasseshighandlow; Thinkyoutheworlditsgiftswillstill Onsuchasyoubestow? Whonowforgetfullyneglect MyRasoolsLawsublime? Andwhoseliveswritethemclearlydown Asserversofthetime? Towhomnowothercustomsseem Farnoblerthantheirown? Bywhomyourgreatforefathersways Oncefollowed,areforsworn? Yourheartsarenowoflongingvoid, Yoursoulsnowknownozeal, You heednomorethatmessagegreat WhichAhmaddidreveal. Ifanyfastingshardshipbear, Itisthepoor,today; Ifworshipsechoesringinmosques, Itisthepoorwhopray; Itisthehumbleandthepoor Whostillmynameesteem, Theirsistheword,theirsisthedeed, Yourstheshametheyredeem. Thericharedrunkwithwineofwealth, TheirGodtheyhardlyknow, Itisbecausethepooryetlive ThatwellsofFaithstillflow. Thatjudgmentripeisnomoretheirs Whoplayyourpreachersrole, Norkindlingaccentsfromtheirlips, Revealtheflamingsoul. Azanyetsounds,butnevernow LikeBilals,soulfully; Philosophy,convictionless, NowmournsitsGhazzali, Untrodbyprayingfeet,themosques Lamenttheiremptiness, Forgonearethoseexemplarsgreat OfArabgodliness Tissaid:TheMuslimsquitthisworld, Theirdaysareonthewane,

196CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal TheMuslimsdiedoutlongago; Suchalamentisvain. FromChristiansyouhavelearntyour style, YourculturefromHindus; HowcanaraceasMuslimspass WhoshameeventheJews? YouareknownasSyed,andMughal, YoucallyourselvesPathan; Butcanyoutrulyclaimaswell ThenameofMussalman? TheMuslimwassincereofspeech, Offearhisvoicewasfree; Just,staunch,hescornedtheslightestbreath Ofpartiality. Innature,likeatree,keptfresh Bymodestymostrare, Yetbraverthanthebravesthe, Intrepidpastcompare. Likewine,uponthedrinkerslips, Hisjoy,inlosing,lay; Asthecuppoursitsliquorout, Hepouredhisselfaway. Whattheknifeistocankerousgrowths, Toalluntruthwashe, Hisactions,inlifesmirrorshone Likelight,vibratingly. Ifhewasconfidentofaught, Itwashisrightarmsmight, HefearedbutGod,whilethoughtsof death Yourcravensoulsaffright. Whensons,lackingtheirfathersworth, Areneitherskillednorsage, Withwhatdeservingcantheyclaim Theirfathersheritage? Theloveofease,likefumesofwine Makessotsofyoutoday, HowdareyoupassasMussalmans? ThatisnotIslamsway? NorUsmanstreasurechestyouown, NorAlisemptybowl, Withspiritsofsuchgreatforbears, Whatkinshiphasyoursoul? The honouredoftheirtimes,theylived, Fortheirswastrueiman, Youlivedisgraced,ashavingleft ThepathsofAlQuran. Yourolltheeyeofmutualwrath, Theireyewaseverkind; Youerr,forerrorslook,whilethey Weregenerouslyblind. AspiringforthePleiades, Howsimpleitallseems! Butlettherefirstbeheartsliketheirs, Tojustifysuchdreams. TheyreignedupontheChinesethrone, TheyworethePersiancrown: Whereisthathonourthattheyknew Wordsareyourwholerenown. Theyfoughtforhonour,selfrespect, Yourstheselfslayersknife, Youshunthetiesofbrotherhood Theycherishedmorethanlife. Youcanbutweavethewebofwords, Theydidtheirdeedsofmight: Youpineafterabud:theybasked Ingardensflowerbright. Theworldremembersstillthetales Whichhymntheirbravery, Andintheirstoriedbookoflife Shinestheirsincerity. Uponyournationsskyyourose Likestarsofbrillianthue, ThelureofIndiasidolsmade EvenBrahmansoutofyou; Drawnbythewanderlust,youwent Arovingfromyournests: Slothfulingood,youryouthnextlearnt Todoubttheirfaithsbehests; Enlightenmentensnaredyouall, Andallyourfettersfell, ThelandofKabayouforsook, Inidollandtodwell! IflongingQaisroamsnomore, Butseeksthetownagain, Leavingthelonelydesertwastes Tosharetilelife0fmen, Qaisismad:whatifhedwells Intownorwilderness? YetfromhimLaylamustnotveil Herfaceinbashfulness! Complainyenotofheartunkind

TheCalloftheMarchingBell197 Norspeakoftyranny! WhenLovenobondageknows,thenwhy ShouldBeautynotbefree? Eachstackandbarnitsetsonfire, ThislightninglikeNewAge, Norbowlingwildnorgardengay Escapesitsflamingrage; Thisnewfirefeedsonfuelold, Thenationsofthepast, Andtheytooburntowhomwassent GodsMessenger,thelast. ButifthefaithofAbraham There,onceagain,isborn, Whereleapsthisflame,flowerswillbloom, Andlaughitsblazetoscorn. Yet,letthegardenernotbesad Toseethegardensplight, Forsoonitsbrancheswillbegay Withbuds,likestarsoflight; Thewitheredleavesandweedswillpass, Andallitssweepingsold; Forthere,again,willmartyrblood Inrosesredunfold. Butlook!ahintofrussethue, Brighteningtheeasternskies, Theglowonyonhorizonsbrow, Heraldsanewsunrise. InLifesoldgardennationslived Whoallitsfruitsenjoyed, Whileotherslongedinvain,whilesome Thewinterblastsdestroyed; Itstreesarelegion;somedecay, Whileothersflushwithbloom, Andthousandsstilltheirbirthawait, Hidinthegardenswomb; Asymbolofluxuriance, TheTreeofIslamreigns, Itsfruitsachievedwithcenturies Ofgardentendingpains. Thyrobeisfreefromdustofhome, Notthinesuchnarrowties, ThatYousufthou,whoCanaansweet, IneveryEgyptlies; Theqafilacanneerdisperse Thouholdestthestartingbells 9 Noughtelseisneeded,ifthywill Thyonwardmarchimpels. Thoucandletree!thywicklikeroot, Itstopwithflameillumes, Thythoughtisfire,itsverybreath Allfuturecareconsumes. Andthoushaltsuffernosurcease ShouldIransstardecline, Tisnotthevesselwhichdecides Thepotencyofwine; Tisprovedtoalltheworld,fromtales OfTartarconquerors, TheKababravedefendersfound Intempleworshippers. IntheereliesthebarkofGod, Adriftbeyondthebar, The newbornageisdarkasnight, Andthouitsdimpolestar. TheBulgarsmarch!thefiendofwar Infearfulfurybreathes; Themessagecomes:Sleepers,awake! TheBalkancauldronseethes. Thoudeemestthisacauseofgrief, Thyheartismortified; Butnay,thypride,thysacrifice, Thus,onceagain,aretried. Beneaththyfoesifchargersneigh? Whytremblestthouinfright? Fornever,never,shalltheirbreath ExtinguishHeavenslight. Notyethaveothernationsseen Whatthouarttrulyworth, TherealmofBeinghasneedofthee Forperfectingthisearth. Ifaughtyetkeepsworldalive, Tisthineimpetuouszeal, Andthoushaltriseitsrulingstar, Andthoushaltshapeitsweal. Thisisnotimeforidlerest, Muchyetremainsundone; Thelampoftawhidneedsthytouch Tomakeitshamethesun!
StartingbellsOrthemarchingbellsThe expressioninUrduisthesameasthetitleofthe anthology.
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198CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Thouartlikefragranceinthebud, Diffusethyself:befree. Perfumethegardenbreeze,andfill Theearthwithscentofthee. Fromdustyspeck,dothouincrease Totracklessdesertmain. Fromafaintbreeze,atempestgrow, Becomeahurricane! Raisethou,throughLove,allhumble Togreatnessandtofame; Enlightenthouthegropingworld WithdearMuhammadsName. Ifthisfairflowerblossomnot, Thebulbulwillnotsing, Norrosebudsmakethegardensmile Welcominginthespring; Ifheisnotthesaki,then Norjarnorwinewillbe, Norinthisworldwilltawhidshine, Northyheartbeatinthee; Yonderetherealskyeytent, Thisgreatnamestillsustains, Anddancingtoitsmusic,flows ThebloodinLifesownveins. Tisintheforestsandthehills, Andonthetranquilplains, Ontheseas,inthearmsofwaves, Inroarofhurricanes; AmusicheardinChinastowns, Moroccosdesertsong, AndhidwithineachMuslimsheart Itmakeshisfaithgrowstrong. Letallthepeoplesoftheworld Seetilltheendoftime, HowIhavemadethisgloriousname Beyondallthoughtsublime! ThatpupiloftheeyeofEarth, Soilonlydarkmentread, Thatregionwherehavealwaysbeen Yourmartyrsbornandbred, Thatlanduponthehotsunslap, Thatlandofalhilal, Whichloversfondlylovetocall ThelandoftheirBilal, IsallaquiverwiththisName, Liketremblingmercury, Likepupilsdark,inpoolsoflight, Itswimsperpetually! Thyshieldbewisdom,bethysword TheflamingLoveDivine, Myfonddervish!dostthounotknow Thatalltheworldisthine? AllelsebutGodisatthyfeet, IfsoundsthyTakbeergreat; IfthouaMuslimtrulyart, Thyeffortisthyfate. TomyMuhammadbebuttrue, Andthouhastconqueredme; Theworldisnought:thoushaltcommand MyPenofDestiny. [TranslatedbyAltafHusain]

THECUPBEARER
Everyoneknowshowtothrowdownpeople withintoxicants Thefunistoconverttheintoxicatedoneto sanity,Ocupbearer Thosewhoweretheoldwinedrinkersare graduallydeparting Bringthewaterofimmortalityfrom somewhere,Ocupbearer Yourwholenighthaspassedintumultand clamor ThedawniscloserememberGod,Ocup bearer!

EDUCATIONANDITSCONSEQUENCES
(TadminBarShiriMullahArshiBasedona verseofMullahArshi) Thoughwealsoarehappywiththeprogress oftheyoung Butsomecomplaintfromthehappylipsalso comeswithit Wehadthoughteducationwouldbring economicfreedom Wedidnotknowthatatheismwouldalso comewithit ThoughShirindidhonorParvizwithher presence ButshebroughttheaxofFarhadalsowithher Letustaketheseedafreshinourhandand useitanew

TheCalloftheMarchingBell199 Weareashamedtoreapwhatwouldcome outfromwhateverwesowed Justlistentothemessageoftheecstatic stroller Onlyheislivingwhounconcernedwith restingis Inthevalleysthecloudselegantdaughteris roaming Exhibitingherloveforthegreeneryofthe meadowis Stealingawaythecupofwinefrom mountainstavern Passingthroughoutupsanddownssuckling thefieldsis Iftheaffectionatepoetalsoexhibitsthetruth Lifescultivationgreensupfromhisbountiful ways Khalilsgloryisevidentfromhisverse WhenhisnationexhibitstheAzarsways Forearthsinhabitantsistherecipeofeternal life Theliteraturewhichisnurturedinsincere ways Ifthebookofliteratureswineintheworlds gardendoesnotexist Theflower,thebud,theverdure,eventhe gardenwillnotexist

CLOSENESSTOKINGS
Thedistinctionbetweentherulerandthe ruledcannotdisappear Thebeggarcannothavetheaudacityofbeing equaltotheking Intheworldadorationofthemasteristhe climaxofdevotion Seekthepleasureofthemasterandhavethe beautifultunic Butifyouaimtohavethegoodpleasureof theruler Youwillhavethetitleofselfseekerandanti national Theoldwayhasthousandsofdifficulties Inthenewprinciplethelapisfreeofworries Therealjoycomesbypassingoneslifelike this Thousandwordsinthemouthandhave silentlips Thisprinciplealoneisthemainstayof peacefulexistence Thereclusebeggaryouare,OHafizmakeno clamor ButIfyouareinclinedtoclamorletusbegin Graspholywine,thendrinkittotheharps tune Jointheassembliesoftherich,theminister andtheking Smashtopiecesconsciencegobletwith greedsstone However,listentothemessageoftheSaintof Shirazalso Thatthisisthesecretoftheconsciencesellers closet Lightofeffulgenceisthekingsbrilliant opinion Ifyouwanthisclosenesstrytohaveclean intention

THEGOODNEWSOFTHEDAWN
(1912) Whenthedawnfullofactionarrivesfromthe east Thesilencemarchesofffromthestageoflife Thequietudeofnaturescongregationendsat last Everythingpresentsevidenceofitslifeatlast Thebirdswarbleongettingthemessageof life Inthegardenflowersalsoputontherobeof life OsleepingMuslimgetup!Youalsoengaged inactionbe Look,thehorizonhasbrightenedup,youalso busyinurgenttasksbe Intheuniversesexpanseatravelerlikethe sunbe Sothattheskynotproducingthesespotsof cloudsbe

THEPOET
Themelodiousbrookiscomingdownfrom themountain Afterdrinkingredwinefromthetaverns spring

200CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Pullingthedaggerofsunsraygetbusyagain inthefight Againteacherofescapesrulestofalsehoods darknessbe YouareheadtofootLight,manifestation makesyouhappy Andafterbeingmanifestspreadingoutis incumbentonyou Yes!Onbeingmanifestbecomelightningto thebatseye Ohiddenmysteryoftheheartofuniverse manifestbe! [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]
PRAYER

Iamanightingalemakingmylament, Iamfromagardenwhichhasbeenravaged. Iwishthatmyprayerwouldhaveeffect Givetoabeggar,bounteousLord! [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

INRESPONSETOTHEREQUESTFOR WRITINGAPOEMONEID
IntheShalamarGardenayellowedleafwas saying GoneisthatspringofwhichtheconfidanteI am Thegardensvisitorsshouldnottrampleme down ThememoryofthebranchoftheirownnestI am Thistinylittleleafmadetheheartrestless Onecomingintothegardencomplete mournerofspringIam IntheautumnIamcryinginremembranceof thespring HowcanIgetthehappinessofEidasgrief strickenIam Devastatedhavebecometheoldendays taverns AmemorialoftheoldendayswinedrinkersI am Itgivesthemessageofpleasureand happinesstous! ThecrescentofEidismakingfunofus! [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

Lord,filltheMuslimsheart Withadesiresofervent Thatitwillsethisheartaflame Andstirhissoul. Lightupagaineveryspeckofdust IntheValleyofFaran. Makeuslongagainforbeautifulsights, Andcreateinustheurgetomakedemands. Givepiercingvision Tothosedeprivedofsight, AndshowtootherswhatIhaveseen. LeadthestraygazellebacktotheSanctuary. Ithasgrownusedtothecity Giveitbackthevastnessofthedesert. Stirupagaintheruinsoftheheart WithacommotionlikejudgmentDay. Letthisemptylitteronceagainseat AsweetheartaLayla! Inthedarknessofthisagegive Toeverytroubledheart Scarsoflovethatwouldshamethemoon. LetthegoalsbeashighasthePleiades. Giveusthecalmandpoiseoftheshore, Butthefreedomofthesea. Letlovebeselfless Andtruthfearless; Letourbreastsbefloodedwithlight Makeourheartsclearascrystal. Enableustoforeseethecalamitythatis coming; Inthemidstoftodaysupheaval Giveusavisionoftomorrow.

FATIMABINTABDULLAH
Fatima,youarethepride OftheCommunityGodblessit! Yourdustisholy,everyparticleofit. You,houriofthedesert, Werefatedtowinsuchmerit! TogivethesoldiersofIslamwatertodrink Wastobeyourgoodfortune. AjihadinthewayofGod, Wagedwithoutswordorshield! Whatcouragetheloveofmartyrdomgives! Othatinourautumnstrickengarden Therewereflowerbudslikethis! Othatasparklikethis,dearLord, Couldbefoundinourashes!

TheCalloftheMarchingBell201 Inourdesertmanydeerstillhide! Andinthespentclouds Manyflashesoflightningstillliedormant! Fatima,thoughourgrievingeyes Weeptearslikedewoveryou, Ourdirgeisalsoacelebrationsong. Howthrillingisthedanceofyourdust, Everyatomofwhichischargedwithlife. Thereisstirringinyourquietgrave: Withinitanewnationisbeingreared. ThoughIknownothingoftherangeofits ambition, Iseethemspringtolifefromthistomb. Newstarsareappearingintheskyabove, Starswhoserollingwavesoflight Havenotbeenseenbytheeyesofman; Starsjustrisenoutofthedarkdungeonof time, Starswhoselightisnothostagetodayand night; Starswhoseradianceisbotholdandnew, Andpartakesofthesplendour Ofthestarofyourdestinytoo. [TranslatedbyMustansirMir] Thesongbirdsarecaptivewhatanoutrage! Thornsgrowintherosesshadowwhatan outrage! Theeyesoftheailingnarcissusareneverdry. Theheartlongstosee,buttheeyesareblind. Theardourofitscomplainthasburntthetall treesheart; Thetreeisacaptive,andisfreeonlyinname. Thestarsinthelanguageofmenaresparks struckbyhumansighs; Inthelanguageofgardens,Iamtheskys tears. Itisfoolishhowthemooncirclestheearth Itbelievesthattheearthwillhealthescarin itsheart! Theworldisacottagebuiltintheair Apictureoflamentdrawnonthecanvasof space. [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

THESIEGEOFADRIANOPLE
WhenthestrugglebetweenTruthand falsehoodbeganinEurope TheTruthwascompelledonwieldingthe dagger ThedustoftheCrosscircledroundthe Crescent Shakreebecamebesiegedinthefortressof Adrianople ProvisionsofMuslimsoldiersbecame exhausted Thefaceofhopefromtheeyebecame concealed AtlastbytheTurkisharmycommanders orders MartialLawwasproclaimedthelawofthe city Everythingwastransferredtothearmy campsstore Theeaglebecamebeggarforthegrainofthe sparrow ButwhentheFaqihofthecityheardthis news Heexplodedwithangerlikethethunderbolt ofTur Dhimmiswealthisforbiddenforthe Muslimarmy

THEDEWANDTHESTARS
Onenightthestarssaidtothedew: Everymorningyougettoseenewsights. Whoknowshowmanyworldsyouhaveseen! Youhaveseenthetracesleftbehindbythose Whoonceflourishedbutthenperished. Venushasheardthisnewsfromanangel: Far,farfromtheheavensisthecityofmen. Tellusthestoryofthatbeautifulrealm Whichisserenadedbythemoon. Donotaskme,stars,aboutthegardenofthe world; Itisnogarden,butatownfilledwithsighs andscreams. Thewestwindarrivesthere,onlytoleave again; Thepoorbudblooms,butonlytoWither. HowdoIdescribetoyou Thebudthatbrightensthegarden Itisatinyflamewithnoheat! Therosecannothearthenightingalescry, Orpickuppearlsfromthefoldofmyhem.

202CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Thisedictwaspublishedthroughoutthe wholecity ThearmywouldnottouchtheJewsand Christianswealth TheMuslimbecamecompelledbythe CommandofGod! Youshouldhavenocomplaintagainstyour fate Mysleepinginthecouchwasamereshow, anaffectation Becausestuporisforeigntothedignityof fighters Itwasmyintentionthatsomedaughterof Taimur Consideringmeunconsciousmightkillme withmyowndagger, Butatlastthissecrethasdawnedtothewhole world Concernforhonorhasdepartedfrom Taimurshousehold.

GHULAMQADIRRUHILAH
Howcruel,tyrantandvindictivetheRuhilah was HeblindedtheMughalEmperorwiththe pointofhisdagger Thetyrantorderedmembersoftheroyal householdtodance ThistyrannywasnolessthantheJudgment Dayssignal Forthedelicateladiesoftheroyalhousehold itwas Utterlyimpossibletocomplywiththis shamelessorder Ah!Themercilessonemadethemthemeans ofpleasure Whosebeautyhadbeenveiledfromsuns, moonsandstars Thefeebleheartswerethrobbing,thefeet wereforcedtomove Ariverofbloodwasflowingfromthewet eyesoftheprincesses Forsometimehiseyesremainedthus absorbedinseeing Inconfusionhefreedhisheadfromtheload ofMighfar Heuntiedthedeadly,firespittingsword fromthewaist Whosesharpnesswasasourceof luminescencetothestars Heputthedaggerinfront,andlieddownin somethought Sleepwasdemandingrestfromtheredeyes sotosay Thewaterofsleepextinguishedtheembersof hiseyes Thetyrantssightbecameashamedofthe painfulspectacle! HegotupandstartedsayingthistoTaimurs household

ADIALOGUE
Adomesticatedbirdoncesaidtothewild bird Ifyouhavewings,donotIalsohavewings? Ifyouareairborne,Iamalsoairborne IfyouarefreeIamalsonotaprisoner Allwingedcreaturesarecharacterizedby flight Whythenarewildbirdsinclinedtobe arrogant! Asthewildbirdsselfrespectbecame wounded Hespokethusonhearingthisheartrending talk Thereisnodoubtyoualsoarefreeforflight Butthelimitofyourflightisonlyuptothe wall Areyouunacquaintedwiththecourageofthe wildbirds? Youliveonthedust,theyareconcernedwith thesky Youareahouseholdbird,youseekfoodin thedust Westrikethestarwithourbeakinsearchof thegrain

IANDYOU
Myeyeisunacquaintedwiththetasteforthe Sight YoureyeistheknowerofNaturessecret,so what?

TheCalloftheMarchingBell203 Mytongueisindebtedtothecomplaint againsttime Theuniversesrotationdependsonyourwill, sowhat? Theskykeptmewanderingingardenlikethe breezescurrent Theskyhasbestowedtheabodeoveryou,so what? Thewealthofyourlifeisfreeofdesirefor gain Inmyheartistheanxietyofloss,sowhat? Yourplanesareflyingaboutintheair Myshipisdevoidofthesail,sowhat? Ibecamestrong,sowhat,Ibecameweak,so what? Thishappened,sowhat,thathappened,so what? Tranquillitydoesnotexisttoanyextentin thisrosegarden! Ifyoubecamespring,andIbecameautumn, sowhat? Youmustbesubservienttowhomyouhad becomerebellious Fromwhereveryoudepartedlikeflame,turn backtoit

SHIBLIANDHALI
OnedayIqbalsaidtotheMuslim Yourexistenceisuniqueintheuniverse Thetunesofyouroldsongsarethebasisof newknowledge Civilizationisthedustofyouroldcaravans Eventhezephyrscurrentislikestonetoit VerydelicateisthemirrorofManshonor Themenofactionbydiscoveringthecauses ofphenomena Findthecurefortheazurecoloredskys cruelties Askthemwhoaretheoldsecretkeepersof thegarden Howtheautumnbecameengagedinfight withyourgarden TheMuslimbecamerestlesswithmy conversation Thesadsighbecamebetrayeroftheinner sorrow HesaidJustlookattheautumnscondition Theleavesofthetreeoflifehavebecomepale Thosegardenssecretkeepersbecamesilent Whosetuneofpathoswasthemeansof mellowness Thegardensinhabitantswerestillmourning Shibli WhenHalialsobecameatravelertowards Paradise Stillheisafoolwhoisaskingthegardener Whatdidnightingalesay,whatdidrosehear, whatdidzephyrdo?

THEPOEMBASEDONAVERSEOFABU TALIBKALIM
YourregardforthewaysoftheLordof Yathribisstrange Yourlifeisexhibitingthatyouarenota Muslim Whatmadeheavenscontainedinyourrings circle OSulaiman!thatjewelislostbyyour negligence! Thatmarkofprostrationwhichusedtoshine likeastar Yourforeheadhasnowbecomeunacquainted withthatmark! Justlookatyouractions,doyouenvisage Thatcandorwhosefearlessnesswasalways wonderful Yourancestorseyewasthethunderboltfor falsehood Thesamefalsehoodisnowlodgedinyour breast Onegligentonecomeandinhabitinyour abodeagain ThediscerningKalimissingingonthe spiritualTur

EVOLUTION
Strugglehascontinuedfrometernitytillthe presentday BetweenthelampofMustafaandthesparkof BuLahab Lifeisflametempered,highmindedand fervent Itsnatureisresolvingdifficulty,bearing cruelty

204CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Fromtheeveningsquietudetillthe morningssong Therearemanyastageofthemidnight wailing! Struggleexistsbetweentheheatandcold, throbbingandshaping Fromthedarkdusttothepolishedglassof Halab Thephenomenaofmakingandbreaking, squeezing,heatinganddistilling Existbetweenthedropofspringrainandthe heatofthegrapewine! Nationslivebythiscontinuousstrugglealone ThisaloneisthesecretoftheArabnations struggle Thetavernkeepersmakingwinefromthe grape Breakthestarsandconstructthesun [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Nomanmoreloyal,hebroughtwithhim Everythingwithvalueintheeyesofthe world: Slaves,money,goodsandchattels. Hebroughthishorses,theirhoovesshining likethemoon, Andhiscamels,mulesandasses. TheProphetsaid,Itisnecessarytothinkof onesfamilytoo! Thatman,whoknewthesecretsoflove,said, Youaretheonefromwhomthemoonand stars Receivethebrightnessoftheireyes; Andyouaretheoneforwhosesake Theuniversewasbroughtintobeing: Thelampisenoughforthemoth, Theflowerisenoughforthenightingale ForAbuBakrtheProphetofGodisenough. [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

ABUBAKRTHETRUTHFUL
OnedaytheHolyProphetsaidtohis Companions, Therichamongyoushouldgiveintheway ofGod. Onhearingthatcommand,anoverjoyed Umarstoodup; Thatdayhehadthousandsofdirhams. Today,forsure,hesaidinhisheart, MyhorsewilltaketheleadfromAbuBakrs. SohebroughthiswealthtotheTrustworthy Prophet Sacrificeisneededtostartaprojectoff. Umar,askedtheProphet,theSovereignof theworld, Apassionfortruthisthesolecomfortofyour heart. Didyoukeepanythingbackforyour family? ForaMuslimmusthonourthedutyhebears tohisrelations. Half,hesaid,belongstowifeandchildren, TherestIoffertotheCommunityofLight. InthemeantimethatCompanionofthe Prophetarrived Whogivesstrengthtotheedificeofloveand devotion.

THEPRESENTCIVILIZATION
(BasedonaVerseofFaizi) Extremelyexcessiveistheheatofcurrent civilizationswine TheclaybodyoftheMuslimhasexploded intoflames Itmadethespeckintofireflybygivingit borrowedlight Justlookatwhatthetrickeryofthesplendid sunis Thenatureoftheyounggenerationhasfound newways Thisbeauty,thisalertness,thisfreedom,this fearlessness Suchachangehascomeaboutinplanning andthought BurstingofthegardensflowerbudsinLove isconsideredtrivial Thenewlyflyingbirdshavelosttheirnests but Aprettysighthasbeenshownbymagicians cunningness Thenewlifebroughtwithiteverchanging pleasures Rivalry,sellingconscience,impatience,greed Muslimsassemblyisglitteringwiththenew candleslight

TheCalloftheMarchingBell205 Butmyoldtimewisdomissayingthistothe moths Omoth!Youhavederivedthiswarmthfrom theassemblyscandle Burninyourownfirelikemeifyouhavethe warmthoftheheart. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Butyourpictureisthemessengerofeternal grieving Alas!itcancelsoutmypowerfulwisdom. Bydrunkenlamentation,thefoundationof lifeismadefirm; Bytheknowledgeofpain,stonyhearted intelligenceisputtoshame. Bythewaveofthesmokeofthesigh,my mirrorisbright; Mybreastisfilledfromthewaterytreasury. Iamamazedatthespellyourportraitcasts, Whichhaschangedthedirectionoftheflight oftime. Itseemsthatithasstoodpastandpresent sidebyside; Ithasoncemoremademeawareofthetime ofmychildhood, Whenthathelplesslifewasnurturedinyour lap, Whosetonguewasnotproperlyfamiliarwith words. Andnowheisfamousforthecharmofhis speech; Hiseyes,whichshedjewels,arepriceless pearls. Theseriousdiscourseofwisdom,the awarenessofoldage, Thegrandeurofworldlyhonours,theprideof youth Wecomedownfromthepinnaclesoflifes towers Andinthecompanyofourmotherremaina simplechild. Weobservenoformality,welaugh,weare freefromcare: Oncemoreweabideinthisparadisewhich wehadlost. Now,whowillwaitforme,alas!,inmy homeland? Whowillbeanxiouswhenmyletterdoesnot arrive? Ishallcometothedustofyourgrave, bringingthislament: Nowwhowillremembermeinmidnight prayers?

INMEMORYOFMYLATEMOTHER
Everyatomofcreationisaprisoneroffate; Contrivanceistheveilofconstraintand helplessness. Theskyiscompelled;thesunandthemoon arecompelled; Thefleetfootedstarsarecompelledintheir course. Thecupofthebudinthegardenisdestined tobesmashed; Verdureandflowersarealsocompelledto growinthegarden. Beitthesongofthenightingaleorthesilent voiceoftheinnermostspirit, Everythingisacaptiveofthisworld encompassingchain. Whenthissecretofconstraintiscleartothe eye, Theflowingstreamoftearsgrowsdryinthe heart. Thedanceofpleasureandgriefnolonger remainsinthehumanbreast; Thesongremains,butthejoyofhighandlow doesnot. Knowledgeandwisdomarethehighway robbersofthegoodsoftearsandsighs; Theawareheartisafragmentofadiamond. Althoughinmygarden,thereisnotthe freshnessofthedew Andmyeyeisnotthepossessorofthedark redtear, Iknow,alas!thesecretofhumantribulations; Theinstrumentofmynatureisemptyofthe melodyofcomplaint. Thetaleofthechangingcoloursoftimeisnot onmylips; Myheartisnotamazed,notlaughing,not weeping;

206CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Becauseyoubroughtmeup,Isharedthefate ofthestars; Thehouseofmyforefatherswasaccorded honour. Inthescrollofexistenceyourlifewasa goldenpage. Yourlifewasfrombeginningtoendalesson infaithandtheworld. Throughoutmylife,yourlovewasmy servant, AndwhenIwasabletoserveyou,you departedthisworld. Thatyoungmanwhoinstatureislikethe loftycypressandwhowasmoreblessedby yourservicethanI, Hestoodshouldertoshoulderwithmeinthe businessoflife; He,aportraitofyourlove;he,myrightarm. Nowhemournsyoulikeahelplessbaby, Andweepsforyoumorningandevening, knowingnoselfcontrol. Theseed,whichyousowedinthefieldofour life, Asweshareourgriefthatlovehasbecome evenstronger. Ah,thisworld,thishouseofmourningfor youngandold; Towhatspellofyesterdayandtomorrowis mankindcaptive! Howhardlifeis!Howeasyisdeath! Inthegardenofexistence,deathisascheapas themorningbreeze. Thereareearthquakes,lightning,famines, tribulations Alldaughtersofthemotherofthedays! Deathcomestothepoormanshovel;death comestotherichmanspalace. Deathispresentindesertsandtowns,in cities,ingarden,inthewilderness. Deathevencreatesitstumultsinthesilent sea, Andboatssinkintheembraceofthewave. Thereisnoroomforcomplaint,norpowerof speech; Whatislife?Anoosethatsqueezesthethroat. Inthecaravan,thereisnothingbutthelament ofthebell; Nothingbutthecapitalofatearfuleye. Buttheageoftestingwillalsoend; Behindthenineveilsofthefirmamenteven nowthereareotherages. Ifinthisgardenthebreastsofthetulipand therosearetorn,sowhat? Ifnightingalesareforcedtocryandlament, sowhat? Thebushes,whichkeepthesighofthe autumnimprisonedintheircage Thewindofeternalspringwillmakethem green. Ifourvitalsparksleepsinthetrampledearth, sowhat? Ifourpinchofdusttravelsinthistransitory litter,sowhat? Thefinalityofthefireoflifeisnotabedof ashes. Itisnotthepearlwhosedestinyistobe broken. Intheeyeofexistence,lifeissobeloved: Inthenatureofeverythingthereisthedesire topreservelife. Ifthetraceoflifecouldhavebeenerasedby thehandsofdeath, Theorderoftheuniversewouldnothave madeitsocommon. Ifitissocheap,thenthinkthatdeathis worthless, Inthesamewayassleepingdoesnotstopone living. Alas,myignorantone!Thehiddensecretof deathisquitedifferent. Fromtheinstabilityofitsimpression, somethingelseisvisible. Theimpressionofthewindonthewaterisa visionofparadise; Breakingtheagitatedwave,itcreatesbubbles. Andthenithidestheminthebosomofthe wave. Howcruellyitrubsoutitsowntrace. Butifthewindcouldnotcreateanewthe bubblesithademade, Thewindwouldnotbesocarelessasto smashthem. Butwhateffectdoesthisbehaviourhave upontheactualformofcreation?

TheCalloftheMarchingBell207 Itisproofthatthewindhasthepowerto create. Coulditbethatthenatureofexistencewill noteverbeamartyrtodesire? Coulditbethatitwillnotseektomakea betterform? Ah!Restlessquicksilver,starsthatlightinthe heavens! Theselivelysparks,whoseshiningisindebted tothedarknessofthenight. Knowledgebowsinhumilitytothelengthof theirlife. Onehouroftheirsisthelifestoryof mankind. Butthenamanitiswhocastshissighttothe heavens, Andinhispurposeheispurerthaneventhe angels. Likeashiningcandle,hestandsinthe assemblyofnature, Andinthevastnessofhisnaturetheskyis justapoint. Hislackofknowledgeisanxiousfortruth. Hisfingernailistheplectrumofthe instrumentofexistence. Isthisflamethenlessbrightthanthesparks ofthefirmament? Isthissuncheaperthanthestars? Theeyeoftheseedoftheflowerisawake evenunderthesoil. Howanxiousitistogrowtomaturity! Theflameoflifewhichishiddeninthisseed iscompelledtoshowitself,toincreaseitself ingrowth. Itcannotbedispiritedeveninthecoldnessof thegrave. Evenpressedintothesoil,itcannotloseits passion. Itbecomesaflowerandrisesfromitscoffin, Asifitacquirestheclothesoflifefromdeath. Itisthegravethatbindstogetherthis distractedpower, Andcastsitsnoosearoundtheneckofthe firmament. Deathisthenameoftherenewalofthetaste forlife. Intheveilofsleep,itisamessageof awakening. Thosewhoareaccustomedtoflyinghaveno fearofflying. Inthisgarden,deathmeansnothingmore thanthepoisingofwings. Peopleoftheworldsaythatthepainofdeath isincurable; Thewoundofseparationishealedbythe balmoftime. Buttheheartwhichisfilledbygriefforthe death Isfreedfromthelinksofthechainofmorning andevening. Thelamentationofmourningisnotstopped bythespelloftime; Timeisnobalmforthewoundofthesword ofseparation. Whenadisastersuddenlybefallsaman, Tearscontinuallyflowfromhiseyes. Therecomesaboutaconnectionbetweenthe heartandlamentandcomplaint; Thebloodoftheheartflowsinthetears whichfilltheeyes. Althoughmanisbereftofthestrengthof patience, Inhisnaturethereisanundefinablesense. Mansspiritdoesnotknowannihilation; Itmaydisappearfromsight,butisnot obliterated. Theapparelofexistenceisturnedtoashesby theflamesofgrief; Thisfireisputoutbythewaterofthat pleasantfeeling. Ah!Thesuppressionoflamentationisnotthe silenceofindifference. Itisawarenessthatbringsconsolation,not forgetfulness. Assoonasthemorningappearsinits brightnessfromtheveiloftheeast, Themorningwashesthestrainofthenight fromthegarmentoftheskies. Itclothesthefadingtulipinafierycloak, Anditstirsthesilentbirdstoecstaticsong. Themelodyisfreedfromtheprisonofthe nightingalesbreast.

208CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Theearlymorningbreezeisfullofahundred tunes. Thesleepersofthegardenoftulips,theflank ofthemountainandtheriversareatlastby thesideoflifesbride. Ifthisisthelawofexistencethatevery eveningturnsintomorning, Whyshouldnottheendofthenightofmans tombnotbemorning? Thenetofmyswiftimaginationcapturesthe heavens; ByitIhavecapturedyourmemory. Myheartwhichknowspainisfullofyour memory, AsintheKaba,theairiffilledwithprayers. Thatchainofduties,whosenameislife Itsplacesofmanifestationarethousandsof unstableworlds. Everystageofexistencehasdifferentways andcustoms; Theworldtocomeisalsoacoursingfield. Therethetilledfieldofdeathproducesno crop; Theclimateisappropriatefortheseedof action. Thelightofnatureisnottheprisonerofthe darknessofthebody; Thescopeofhumanthoughtisnotsonarrow. Lifewasmadebrighterbyyourmoonlight. Yourjourneywasalsomadebetterbythe morningstar. Likethehallsofthedawn,mayyourgravebe radiant! Mayyourdustysleepingchamberbefilled withlight! Maytheskysheditsdewuponyourgrave! Maythefreshlygrownverdurewatchover yourhome! [TranslatedbyD.J.Matthews] Whatkindofrestlessnessyourimpatientlife has! Areyouasmalllittlelightning,whichthesky Isnurturingtofallontheharvestofnations Isthisaflash,oryoureternalnature,whatis it? Isitadance?wandering?seekingwhatisit? Aseaoftumultsisasleepinmysilentlife Myexistencehasbeennurturedbythe morningsbreeze Mydestinykeepsmeconstantlyrestless Tasteforenlightenmentkeepsmebusyin seeking Iamnotfirebrandlightning,thoughby naturefireIam Messageofawakeningfromtheworld illuminatingsunIam! BecomingcollyriumIshallenterthehuman eye WhatevernighthadhiddenIshallshowto theeye Amongyourecstaticsisthereanyseekerof prudencealso? Amongthesleepingpeopleisanyonewith tasteofawakeningalso?

URFI
TheimaginationofUrfihascreateda mansion WhichhasbecametheenvyofSinaand Farabi OnthesubjectofLovehewrotesuchmusic Bywhichredtearsarestillavailabletoeyes Onedaymyheartmadethiscomplaintathis grave Tunesofrestlessnessnolongercomefrom worldsassembly Thedispositionoftheworldspeoplehas changedsomuch Thatsuchconditionofrestlessnesshasgone fromtheworld Themidnightwailingofthepoetisoffensive totheear Whenassemblyseyebeunawareofpleasure ofsleeplessness

THESUNSRAY
Atthedawnwhenmyeyewasenjoyingthe panorama Isawthatarayofthesunwaswandering about Iaskedtheray,Oheadtofootrestlessness!

TheCalloftheMarchingBell209 Howcansomebodysflameoflamentremove darkness? Whenthemorningslightisunwelcomefor nightlyworshipers CallcamefromgraveReducecomplaint againstworldspeople Strikethetuneharderifthetasteformusic hasbecomelow Singthehudifasterifthecamelslitterhas becameheavy Itwasnotanassemblyhalltobelitupbythe lampoftruth; Therainofmercyfell,butthelandwas barren. Alas,fortheshudraIndiaisahouseofsorrow, Thislandisblindtothesufferingsofman. TheBrahminisstilldrunkwiththewineof pride, Intheassemblyhallsofforeignersburns Gautamaslamp. But,ageslater,thehouseofidolswaslitup again AzarshousewaslitupbyAbraham! AgainfromthePunjabthecallof monotheismarose: AperfectmanrousedIndiafrom slumber. [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

INRESPONSETOALETTER
EvenifIhavegreedIdonothavethestrength forexertion Acquiringpositionisconnectedwiththetaste forsearch AthousandthankstoGodthatmynatureis contentment AthousandthankstoGodthatmymindis notmischievous Cultivationsofhumanheartsflourishwith mywritings IntheworldIamcreativeliketheocean feedingcloud Congratulationstoyouonthesesecretsof politics AsmyfingernailbyLovesgraceisbreast excoriating Desireforaudiencewithkingsisasignof lifelessness ThissecrethasbeenexposedbyHafizof elegantpoetry IfyoudesirethatyouelevatedtoKhidarbe HiddenfromSikandarseyeasimmortalitys waterbe. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

INFIDELITYANDISLAM
(IncludesaVerseofMirRaziDanish) OnedayIqbalquestionedtheKaleemofTur OYouwhosefootprintsconvertedthe ValleyofSinaiintoagarden! ThefireofNimrodisstillablazeintheworld WhyyourLovesoldfirehasbeenhidden fromtheeye? ThereplyofSinaisMasterwasIfyouarea Muslim LeavingtheInvisibledonotbecomethelover ofthevisible Ifyouhavetasteforthevisibleyouneedthe FaithofKhalil Otherwiseashesaretheadornmentsofyour life IfyouareLoveroftheInvisibledonotcareat all SetyourlampintheValleyofFaranand remainwaiting Thevisiblesgloryistemporary,the InvisibilesMajestyispermanent ThisTruthhasthebodyandsoulconnection withLove WhatiftheflameofNamrudisalightinthe world Thecandlemeltsitselfinthemidstofthe assembly

NANAK
Thenationcouldnotcarelessabout Gautamasmessage Itdidnotknowthepriceofitsuniquepearl! Poorwretches!Theyneverheardthevoiceof truth: Atreedoesnotknowhowsweetitsfruitis. Whatherevealedwasthesecretofexistence, ButIndiawasproudofitsfancies;

210CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Mylightlikethestonessparkisbetterif concealed Thosewhowereinvaluableoncearenoteven saleablenow Thatbrightflameofyoursfromwhich darknessescaped Nowisreducedtoaspark,lessbrightthan stars CeasetobetheInvisiblesLover,bethe visibleslover NowinfluenceofthevisibleGodis triumphantovernations Inthisgardensuccessforyoureffortsisnot possible Yoursnareiswornoutandthefastflying birdisclever Inthisageeducationisthecurefornations maladies Educationislikealancetforthediseased blood Bytheleaderssuggestionsloveofeducation developedinme ObeyingthecommandofKhidaris incumbentonthewandererofthe wilderness Butthediscerningeyeshouldseemy misfortune Wenttopullthornfromfoot,thelitter disappearedfromthesight Iwasnegligentforamomentitmovedbya hunderedyears

BILAL
ArighteousWesternwriterhaswritten Whowashighlyrespectedamongthe literateur AsiawasthemarshalingplaceofSikandarof Rome HisstatuswasMoreelegantthaneventhesky Historyatteststhatincombatwiththe Romans TheclaimsofPorusandDarawerevain Atthisemperorwiththemyriadmanarmy Theblueskywaslookingwithamazement TodaynobodyknowshiminAsia Eventhehistoriandoesnotrecognizehim ButBilal,thathumblepersonwithNegroid origin Whosenaturehadbeenbrightenedbythe ProphethoodsLight ThecallwhosecustodianthebreastofBilal sinceeternitybecame Subservienttowhichcallemperorsaswellas theindigentbecame! Whichbringsamitybetweentheblackand thered Bywhichthepoorandtherichareplaced together Thatheartmeltingsongisfreshtillthe presentage Whichtheoldskysearhasbeenhearingfor centuries Iqbal!Thisgeneralblessingisduetowhose love? TheRomanhasperished,theNegrois immortal!

THEPRINCESSOFFLOWERS
Onedaythedewinthegardenwassayingto theflowerbud Ilivedforalongtimeamongtheflower budsofParadise Theconditionofyourgardenissoelegant TheParadisessightisconcealedinmy bewilderedeye Ihaveheardthatsomeprincessistherulerof thisgarden Withwhosefootprintsthewildernesswould produceflowers Somedaytakemewithyouuptoherpalace Takemeconcealedinyourskirtlike fragrance TheflowerbudsaidOnthethroneisthat princessofours

THEMUSLIMSANDMODERN EDUCATION
(IncludesaVerseofMalikQumi Thepreceptorsteachingwas,Ofoolish Muslim! Necessarypreparationsareincumbenton thetraveler Theworldswayshavechanged,such changeshavecomethat

TheCalloftheMarchingBell211 Bywhosekickevenstonesbecome resplendentjewels Butyournatureisbrightandprincessrankis elegant Itisnotpossiblethatyoureachherin companywithme Howeveryoucanreachuptoourprincess Bybecomingthehottearofsomeafflicted person HerglanceisthemessageofEidtothe Muharramspeople Turnsthecontinuoustearsofafflictedpeople intopearls. Owiththepearlofwhosepoetryssky illuminatinglight Thefalconbecamecompanionofmoonand starslight! RelatetomewhatthestoryoftheIndian Muslimis Ishelaggingatthehaltorbusyinexertionis? Issomewarmthofdinleftinhisveins? Theheatofwhosecallwasonceburningthe sky HaliwasmovedbythetalkoftheShaikh Hestartedweepingandsaying,Omanof miracles! Whentheskyturnedovertheleafoftime Thecallcamethatrespectwaspossibleonly witheducation! Butthishasproducedwaveringin fundamentalbeliefs Secularbenefitswereobtained,butdinhad beenundermined Goalsalsobecomeexaltedifthedinis preserved Theyouthsnatureisparalyzedandverylow keyed Concordanceamongindividualsiskeptonly withdin Dinistheplectrumifnationalcongregationis themusicalinstrument Ifthefoundationofthegardenswallis shaken Itisclearlythebeginningofthegardensend AsthewaterofZamzamwasnotavailableto it Somemannerofatheismisappearinginthe newprogeny DonottalkofthisintheaudienceoftheLord ofYathrib LestMuslimsofIndiaconsiderthatthisismy backbiting Datescannotbeobtainedfromtheweedswe havesown Brocadecannotbeobtainedfromthewoolwe havespun Sadi

BASEDONAVERSEOFSAIB
OIqbal!Inwhataplaceyouhaveconstructed yournest Inthisgardensongisthepreludeto nightingalesdisgrace! Thoughyouareplantingthesparksofthe ValleyofAiman SproutingofseedofSinaiisnotpossiblein thissoil Thebudcannotbeaflowerevenwiththe forceofbreath Whereeverythingisdevoidoftheexigencyof selfdevelopment Outrageousthatthenatureofgardens denizensisasleep Neitheroldagesheartisawakenortheyouth iscourageous Whentheintelligentheartsfallasleepin breasts Forthesingersweetmusicischangedto poison Flyawayfromthisgardenifmusicsrestraint isimpossible Asbetterthanthisassemblyistheseclusion ofsomewilderness ManifestationofLailahismuchbetterin wilderness Citysstraitisunabletocontainwilderness beauty

ACONVERSATIONINPARADISE
HatifsaidtomethatinParadiseoneday SadiofShirazaddressedHaliinthisway

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RELIGION
(IncludesaversebyMirzaBedil) TheteachingofthesageofWestern philosophyis ThoseseekingtheInvisibleExistenceare ignorant Iftheformisunfamiliartosight WouldtheSheikhalsobeanidolmakerlike Brahmin? Thefoundationofmodernknowledgeison thetangible InthisagethewinebottleofFaithisshattered Whatisknownasdinisanimmaturefrenzy Whichisrepulsivetohumanimagination Butthephilosophyoflifeissayingsomething else Thissecrethasbeendivulgedtomebythe PerfectPreceptor Witheveryperfectionalittledistressis welcome However,perfecttheIntellect,itisnotgood withoutLove.

Thearmysgeneralexclaimed.,Youarethat youngman TherespectforwhoseLoveisbindingonthe elders MaytheGodofMuhammadfulfillyourwish HowelegantisthestageofyourLove! WhenyouarriveintheaudienceoftheHoly Prophet Presentthispetitionwithmysincere compliments TheExaltedGodhasshownHisMercytous Havebeenfulfilledallthepromisesyouhad madetous.

RELIGION
Judgenotyournationonthecriteriaof Westernnations SpecialincompositionistheHashimi Prophetsnation Basedoncountryandraceistheir organization Theforceofdinstabilizesyourorganization Ifthedinsskirtislost,disappearsthe organization Andiforganizationdepartsalsodisappears thenation!

ANINCIDENTOFTHEBATTLEOF YARMUK
ThearmedArabyouthwerearrayedforbattle ThebrideofSyriaslandwaswaitingfor myrtle Ayoungmanwhowasrestlesslikemercury Approachingthearmysgeneralstarted saying OAbuUbaidahgrantmepermissionto fight Thecupofmypatienceandcalmisfull IambecomingimpatientintheHoly Prophetsseparation InhisLoveevenamomentslifehasbecome hard AsIamgoingtotheHolyProphetsaudience Ishallgladlyconveyifthereisanymessage Thegeneralseye,whosesightwaslikeanun sheathedsword, Noticingthiszealandfervorwasmoistwith tears

REMAINATTACHEDTOTHETREEKEEP SPRINGSEXPECTATION
Thebranchofthetreewhichgotseparatedin autumn Isnotpossibletogreenupwiththecloudof spring Theautumnseasonforthisbranchisever lasting Ithasnoconnectionwithflourishinginthe spring Autumnseasonprevailsinyourrosegarden also Thepocketoftheroseisdevoidofgoodcash Thebirdswhichweresingingintheseclusion ofleaves Havedepartedfromyourshadytreesleaves Youshouldlearnalessonfromtheseparated branch Asyouareunacquaintedwiththecustomsof theworld

TheCalloftheMarchingBell213 Keepverystrongcommunicationwiththe nation Remainattachedtothetreeandhavesprings expectation! Ifyoushouldbethedecorationofsome beautysrobe! [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

THENIGHTOFTHECELESTIAL ASCENSIONOFTHEPROPHET
Thiscalloftheeveningstariscomingfrom thesky Thisisthenightbeforewhichthedawn prostrates ForcouragetheArshiBarinisonlyapace away TheMirajsnightissayingthistotheMuslim

SHAKESPEARE
Theflowingrivermirrorstheredglowof dawn, Thequietoftheeveningmirrorstheevening song, Theroseleafmirrorsspringsbeautifulcheek; Thechamberofthecupmirrorsthebeautyof thewine; BeautymirrorsTruth,theheartmirrors Beauty; Thebeautyofyourspeechmirrorstheheart ofman. Lifefindsperfectioninyourskysoaring thought. Wasyourluminousnaturethegoalof existence? Whentheeyewishedtoseeyou,andlooked, Itsawthesunhiddeninitsownbrilliance. Youwerehiddenfromtheeyesoftheworld, Butwithyourowneyesyousawtheworld exposedandbare. Natureguardsitssecretssojealously Itwillneveragaincreateonewhoknowsso manysecrets. [TranslatedbyMustansirMir]

THEFLOWER
Oflower!Whydoyoucareforthe nightingaleswoundedheart Firstyoushoulddarntheslitsofyourown shirt! Ifyoulongforrespectintherosegardenof existence Youshouldgetaccustomedtoliving entangledinthorns! Thejuniperinthegardenisfreeaswellas chainedtothesoil Youshouldacquirefreedomwithinthese constraints! Withcontentmentgivemessageof embarrassmenttomiserliness Donotremainobligedtodew,youshould emptythecupandthebottle! Itdoesnotbefitselfrespectthatbeingpicked fromthegarden Youshouldbeputinsometurbanorpinned tosomecollar! Thedewdisappearedfromgardensayingto theflowerbud Ifyoulovegardenersoppression,youshould createbeauty Ifyouwanttoremainunacquaintedwith autumn Firstyoushouldabandonthedesireforthe beautysworld Look,inthisaloneisconcealedyourlifes perfection!

IANDYOU
InmenomindofMoses,inyounovirtue OfAbraham:idolatrousfoesliketheirs, NewSamris,Azars,havewitheldritcharts Destroyedus;Iamasongburnedoutinthe throat, Andyouashrivelledcolour,afrightened scent; I,memoryofthepainoflongingyou, Echoofalamentforlove.Myjoys Aregall,myhoneyvenom,mysoultwin brother Toblankoblivion:yourheartstemple pawned ToPersiasstrangegods,yourreligion bartered

214CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Toinfidels.Lifeseverybreathisnumbered Tocountthem,terror:towailatlifesbrief span, Poison;donotbewailthatterror,donot Swallowthepoisonofthatwailing;take Theroadbywhichthesaintscametotheir crown, Andhavenothought,ifonesparkburnsin yourdust, Ofwealthorpenury;forhereonearth BlackpeasantbreadbreedsHydersstrength. Ohlamp Oftheshrine!teachme,yourcirclingmoth,a way Ofworshiptorenewinmethatnature Whichlikethesalamanderfeedsonflame. Againsttheguardiansoftheshrine,theshrine Bringsaccusationofsuchvillainy Deckedoutasloyalzeal,thatletmeonce Proclaimitintheveryidolhouse, Thesenselessmonsters 10wouldcryoutOh Vishnu, Vishnu!Notnewtodaytheworldsarena, Notnewtheantagonists,facetoface,hands clenched; UnchangedofpurposestandstheLionof God, Unchangedtheopposingchampions.Aidus, Prophet, LordofArabiaandthealienlands! Awaitingherethybountyarethosebeggars WhomthouhasgiventheprideofAlexander. [TranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan]

IMPRISONMENT
Imprisonmentenhancesconfidenceifthe natureiselegant Thespringdropbecomesblessedinsidethe shellsprison Theexcellentmuskisnothingbutadropof blood Whichbecomesmuskwhenitisenclosedin thedeersnavel However,noteveryonegetstrainedbynature Onlyanoddbirdisprosperousin imprisonment Strengthofcrowsandkiteswingisnotin cageandprey Thisgraceisreservedforthefalconandthe eagle

BEGGINGFORTHECALIPHATE
Iftheterritoryisbeinglostletitbelost YoushouldnotbedisloyaltoGods commands Doyounothaveknowledgeofhistory? YouhavestartedbeggingfortheKhilafah! Ifwedonotpurchasewithourownblood SuchsovereigntyisadisgracetotheMuslim! Idonotfeelasmuchashamedofbeing brokendown Asinaskingothersformumiyaiformy treatment.

LATESHAHDINHUMAYUN
OHumayun!yourlifewasfullofwarmth Yoursparkwasanassemblyenlightening lamp Thoughyourearthlybodywasslimandweak Yourelegantdispositionwasbrightlikeastar Howfearlessaheartinthisfrailbodywas Auniversalflameinthishandfulofdustwas! Buttheintelligentheartwasnotatallafraid ofdeath Innightssilencethereisnothingexcept morrowsaffairs! Theimprudentonesconsiderdeathistheend oflife

thesenselessmonstersisagross misrepresentationofIqbalssanam,whichsimply meansanidol(withthepoeticconnotationsof fondness).Iqbalactuallymeanstosaythatthe idolstoowouldjoinhimifheweretocomplain againsttheworshipperswhobringbadnameto theirfaith,sincethephenomenoniscommontoall religionsselfrighteousbutillguidedfollowers losesightofthehigherideals.

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TheCalloftheMarchingBell215 Thisapparenteveningoflifeisthemorningof perpetuallife! [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] Whatistheriddleoflife?Whatthingisthe State?orwhy Mustlabourandcapitalsobloodilydisagree? Asiastimehonouredcloakgrowsraggedand wearsout, Fromupstartlandsheryoungmenborrow theirfinery; ThoughAlexandercouldneverfindtheelixir oflife, Hisrobberspiritstillrevelshereindrunken glee; ThelordofMakkahbartersthehonourof Makkahsfaith ThatthestubbornTurk,lateconvert,guards throughwarsagony. TyrantsandflamesoncemoreonAbrahams racehaveglared: Forwhomthisnewordeal,orbywhosehand prepared? KHIZRSREPLY Desertroaming Whatisittomakeyouwonder,ifIroamthe desertwaste? Witnessofenduringlifeisthisunendingtoil andhaste! You,shutinbywalls,haveneverknownthat momentwhenshrill Buglecallthatsoundsthemarchgoesechoing overwoodandhill, Neverknownthewilddeerscarelesswalk acrossitssandyplain, Neverhaltunroofed,uncumbered,onthetrail nomilestoneschain, Neverfleetingvisionofthatstarthatcrowns thedaybreakhour, NeverGabrielsradiantbroweffulgentfrom heavenstopmosttower, Northegoingdownofsunsinstillnessof desertways, Twilightsplendoursuchasbrightened Abrahamsworldbeholdinggaze, Northosespringsofrunningwaterwherethe caravanstakerest Asinheavenbrightspiritsclusterroundthe FountainoftheBlest!

KHIZRTHEGUIDE
THEPOET BytheriversbrinkIstoodoneevening,lost inthescene, Yethidingaworldoffrettingthoughtsinmy heartscell. Nightdeepenedsilence:calmtheair,languid thecurrent, Riverorpaintedwatertheeyecouldscarcely tell. Asthesuckinginfantlaidinthecradlefalls asleep Therestlesswavelayslumberouslyinits deepwell, Thebirdsheldcaptivebynightsgramaryein theirnests, Andthefaintgleamingstarsfastboundby thebrightmoonsspell. TherethatwouldmeasuringcourierIhad sightofKhizr, Thatancientinwhomyouthscoloursfreshas thedaybreakdwell. Seeker,saidhe,ofeternalsecrets!whenthe heart seesclearvision,thefatesthatruleearthwear noveil. Atthesewordsinmysouldoomedtolong searchawoke AtumultasofJudgmentDay;andthusI spoke. Toyourworldrangingeyeisvisiblethe storm Whosefuryyetliesintranquilsleepunderthe sea: Thatinnocentlife,thatpoormansboat,that walloftheorphan, TaughtMoseswisdomtostandbeforeyours wonderingly! Youshunabodes,fordesertroaming,for waysthatknow Nodayornight,fromyesterdaysandto morrowsfree.

216CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Wildernessesevernowlovesfeverseeksand thirststoroams Youthefurrowedfieldandpalmgrovesfetter toonepoorhome; Mellowgrowsthewineoflifewhenhandto handthecupgoesround Foolishone!Inthisaloneislifeseternalsecret found. Life Lifeishigherthanthecalculationofprofit andloss; Lifeissometimeslivingandsometimes forfeitingliving. Donotmeasureitbythescaleoftodayand tomorrow; Lifeiseternal,constantlymoving,atevery momentyouthful. Ifyouareamongtheliving,fashionyourown world; LifeisthesecretofAdam,theessenceofthe wordsBeanditwas! Asktherealityoflifeformtheheartofthe mountaindigger; Lifeisthemilkystream,theaxeandthehard stone. Inservitudethestreamdiminishesandalmost runsdry, Andinfreedomlifeisanoceanwhichknows nobounds. Itknowswellitspowerofdomination, Althoughlifeishiddeninaframeofclay. Fromtheseaofexistenceyouaroselikea bubble; Inthisdwellingofloss,lifeyourtest. Whileyouarestillimmature,youareaheap ofdust; Whenyouripen,youwillbecomean irresistiblesword. Theheartwhichisimpatienttodieforthe truth Firstofallletitcreatelifeinitsformofclay. Letitsetfiretothisearthandthissky,which areborrowed, Andfromtheembers,letitgivebirthitselfto itsownworld. Makethehiddenstrengthoflifemanifest, Untilitssparkengenderstheeternallight. LetitshineoverthesoilftheEastlikethesun, UntilBadakhshanoncemorethrowsupthe samepricelessruby. Letitsendtheambassadorofitsnight encompassinglamenttotheheavens; Letitshareitssecretswiththestarsofthe night. ThismomentistheDayofJudgment;youare inthefieldofJudgmentsDay! Myforgetfulone,putforwardsomethingyou haveaccomplished,ifyouhaveanything writtenonyourscroll. TheState Whatscripturesetsforthriddlingly OfKings,letmeimpart: Intoweringempiressovereignty Isallaconjurorsart Ifeversubjectsfromtheirsleep Halfrousethemselves,thesure Enchantmentsoftheirrulerssteep Theirwitsindreamsoncemore; WhenMahmoodsblandishmentsbegin Ayazslaveeyesdote, Andfindafinelovetokenin Thehalterroundhisthroat. ButnowthebloodofIsrael Boilsupinrageatlast, AndsomenewMosesbreaksthespell ThatwizardSamricast! Nonewithdiamondsorbinvest ButtheMostHighalone: Heisthesovereign,alltherest Areidolscarvedfromstone; Stainwithnoslaveryyoufreesouled Estate,worsepaganthan TheBrahmin,ifyourchiselmould Akingoutofaman. IntheWestthepeoplerule,theysay: Andwhatisthisnewreign? Thesameharpstill,thesamestringsplay Thedespotsoldrefrain; InDemosdresslettyrannys Olddemondancebeseen,

TheCalloftheMarchingBell217 YourfancycallsupLibertys Bluemantledfairyqueen! ThoseParliamentsandtheirreforms, ChartersandBillsofRights TheWesternpharmacopoeiaswarms Withopiatedelights; ThatrhetoricoftheSenator, Flowinginfierystream Godsavethemark!thebrokerswar Ofgoldisitstruetheme. Thispaintandperfume,thismirage, Agardensbloomingface Youthought,simpleton,andyourcage Adownynestingplace. CapitalandLabour Totheworkmango,thetoiler,andtohimthis messagetell: Wordsnotminealone,amessagethatthe worldsfourcornersswell Oh,thecraftymanofcapitalhasdevoured youfleshandfell: Onthewilddeershornsforagesyour rewardhasrunastray! Inthehandthatforgesallwealthhehas droppedagrudgingpay, Asthepoorreceiveincharitywhattheir bettersthrowaway. LikeanOldManoftheMountainhehasfed youwithhashish, Andpoorinnocent!youtookitforthe sweetestflavoureddish; Forthebourgeoisieiscunning,andfrom countryandfromcreed, Colour,culture,casteandkingdom,has breweddrugstoserveitsneed; Forthesefalsegods,witlessvictim,youhave rusheduponyourdoom Andbeenrobbedoflifesbrighttreasurefor thetasteofitsmadfume. Yoursharppaymastershaveswepttheboard, theycheatandknownoshame: You,foreverunsuspecting,haveforeverlost thegame. Butnowcome!forwaysarechangingin assemblyoftheearth, AndinOrientandinOccidentyourownage comestobirth! Fortheloftysoulalloceanistoomeanagift: willyou, Likethecarelessbud,muchlongerbecontent withdropsofdew? TothosedrowsytalesofJamshidand Sikanderforhowlong Willyoulisten,nowmensjoyisin democracysnewsong? Fromthewombofthisolduniverseanewred sunisborn Forextinguishedstars,ofheaven,howmuch longerwillyoumourn? Nowthehumanmindhasmadeofallits chainsabrokenheap, ForhisbanishmentfromEdenhowmuch longermustManweep? Howmuchlonger,ofthegardensold attendantaskstheSpring, Fortheredwoundsoftheroseyouridle ointmentswillyoubring? Sillyfirefly,solongflutteringroundthe candle,nowbefree! Wherethelampofyourownspiritshines, thereletyourdwellingbe. TheWorldofIslam WhydoyoutellmethestoryoftheAraband theTurk? Nothingoftheburningandmakingofthe Muslimsishiddenfromme. ThesonsoftheTrinityhavetakenawaythe heritageofKhalil; ThesandofHijazhasbeenmadeintothe foundationstoneoftheChurch! Theredcappedonehasbeendishonouredin theworld; Thosewhowerepridefromheadtofoot, todayarecompelledtosubmission. PersiaisbuyingfromthevintnersoftheWest thatheadywine Whoseheatisenoughtomeltthejar. BythewisdomoftheWestthestateofthe Communityhasbecomethus: Asscissorscutgoldintotinypieces.

218CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal ThebloodoftheMuslimhasbecomecheapas water; Andyouarefrettingbecauseyourheartdoes notknowthesecret. SaidRumi:Beforetheycanrepopulateany ancientruin,doyounotknowthatfirstofall theymustdestroythefoundation? Thecountryslippedfromitshands,andtheeyesof thecommunitywereopened; Godhasblessedyouwithsight;lookforward, mynegligentone! Defeatisbetterthanbeggingforbalm; Winglessant!Donotbringyourrequest beforeSolomon. ThecohesionoftheRadiantCommunityis thesalvationoftheEast, ButthepeopleofAsiaaresofarignorantof thisprinciple. Againabandonpoliticsandenterthe rampartsofthefaith; Polityanddominionareonlyafruitofthe protectionoftheShrine. MaytheMuslimsuniteinwatchingoverthe Shrine, FromthebanksoftheNiletothedesertsof Kashghar. Whoeverpractisesdiscriminationofcolour andbloodwillbeerased, WhetherhebeatentdwellingTurkoran Arabofnoblefamily! Ifracetakesprecedenceoverthereligionof theMuslim, Youhaveflownfromtheworldlikethedust ofthehighway. SothatthefoundationoftheCaliphatemay beonceagainfirmintheworld, Searchforandbringfromsomewherethe heartandspiritofyourancestors. Ahyouwhocannotdistinguishthehidden fromtherevealed,becomeaware! You,caughtupinAbuBakrandAli,become aware! Lamentationwasnecessary,butnowthatis over. Nowcontrolyourheartalittleandseethe effectofthelament. Youhaveseentheheightsofthepowerofthe riverscurrent; Nowseehowtheagitatedwaveformsa chain. ThedreamwhichIslamsawofgeneral freedom OhMuslim,seetheinterpretationofthat dream. Itsownbedofashesisthemeansofexistence forthesalamander; Seethisoldworlddiesandisbornagain. Openyoureyesandlookatthemirrorofmy words; Seeahazypictureoftheagetocome. Theskyhasanotherwelltriedplagueto bring; Seethedisgraceofschemingbeforefate. YouareaMuslim;fillyourbreastwithdesire; Ateverytimekeepbeforeyoureyesthe wordsMypromiseisneverbroken. [TranslatedbyV.G.KiernanandD.J.Matthews] 11

THERISEOFISLAM
Thedimnessofthestarsisevidenceofthe brightmorning. Thesunhasrisenoverthehorizon;thetimeof deepslumberhaspassed. Thebloodofliferunsintheveinsofthedead East: AvicennaandFarabicannotunderstandthis secret. ThestormintheWestmadeMuslims Muslims. Pearlsareproducedinabundancefromthe verybuffetingsofthesea. Thetruebelieversareoncemoretoreceive fromthecourtofGod ThegloryoftheTurkamans,theintellectof theIndiansandtheeloquenceoftheArabs.
InKhizrtheGuidethesectionThePoetand thesubsectionsTheStateandCapitaland LabourweretranslatedbyV.G.Kiernan.The remainingsubsections,LifeandTheWorldof IslamhavebeentakenfromthetranslationofD.J. Matthews.
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TheCalloftheMarchingBell219 Ifthereisstillsometraceofsleepleftinthe buds,mynightingale, Thenmakeyoursongsmoreplaintive,foryou foundtheirdesiretohearyourmelodytoo little. 12 Whetheryouragitationbeinthecourtyardof thegarden,inthenest,intheleafy branches Thisquicksilverdestinycannotbeseparated frommercury. Whyshouldthatpureseeingeyelookatthe glitterofarmouronthehorse Whenitseesthevalouroftheholywarrior? Makethelampofdesirebrightintheheartof thetulip! Makeeveryparticleofthegardenamartyrto search! Theeffectofthespringrainisborninthe tearsoftheMuslims. Pearlswillbebornagainintheseaofthe FriendofGod. ThisbookoftheRadiantCommunityis receivinganewbinding; TheHashimitebranchisoncemorereadyto bringforthnewleavesandfruit. TheTurkofShirazhasravishedtheheartof TabrizandKabul; Themorningbreezemakesthescentofthe roseitscompanionontheroad. Ifamountainofgriefcollapseduponthe Ottomans,thenwhylament? Forthedawnarisesfromthebloodofa hundredthousandstars. Moredifficultthantheconquestoftheworld isthetaskofseeingtheworld; Whentheheartisreducedtoblood,onlythen doestheeyeoftheheartreceiveitssight. Forathousandyearsthenarcissushasbeen lamentingitsblindness; Withgreatdifficultytheonewithtruevision isborninthegarden. Burstintosong,ohnightingale!sothatfrom yourmelody Thespiritoftheroyalfalconmayariseinthe delicatebodyofthedove! Thesecretoflifeishiddeninyourbreast thentellit; TelltheMuslimstheaccountoftheburning andremakingoflife. Youaretheeverpowerfulhandandthe tongueoftheeternalGod; Givebirthtocertainty,ofnegligentone,for yourarelaidlowbydoubt. ThegoaloftheMuslimliesbeyondtheblue sky; Youarethecaravan,whichthestarsfollowas dustontheroad. Spaceistransient;itsinhabitantsare transitory,butthebeginningoftimeis yours;itsendisyours. YouarethefinalmessageofGod;youare eternal. Thebloodofyourheartisthehennawhich decoratesthetulipbride. YoubelongtoAbraham;youarethebuilder oftheworld. Yournatureisthetrusteeofallthe possibilitiesoflife; Youarelikethetouchstoneofthehidden essenceoftheworld. TheOnewholeftthisworldofwaterandclay foreternallife Theonewhomtheprophethoodtookwith ityouarethatgift. Thisprinciplerisesfromthestoryofthe RadiantCommunity Youaretheguardianofthenationsofthe landofAsia. Readagainthelessonoftruth,ofjusticeand valour! Youwillbeaskedtodotheworkoftakingon responsibilityfortheworld. Thisisthedestinyofnature;thisisthesecret ofIslam Worldwidebrotherhood,anabundanceof love! Breaktheidolsofcolourandbloodand becomelostinthecommunity. LetneitherTuranians,IraniansnorAfghan remain.

TheitalicizedlineistranslatedfromthepoetUrfi Shirazi.IqbalalsouseditinhispoemUrfi.
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220CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Howlongwillyoukeepcompanyinthe brancheswiththebirdsofthegarden; Inyourarmsistheflightoftheroyalhawkof Quhistan. Intheabodeofdoubtsofexistenceisthe certaintyoftheMuslimhero; Inthedarknessofthedesertnightisthe candleofthemonks. WhatwasitthaterasedthetyrannyofCaesar andCyrus? ThepowerofHyder,theasceticismofBu Dharr,thetruthofSalman! Howmagnificentlytheheroesofthe communityhaveblazedthetrail, Andthosewhohavebeenprisonersfor centuriespeeratthemthroughacrackinthe door. Thestabilityoflifeintheworldcomesfrom thestrengthoffaith, FortheTuranianshaveemergedfirmerthan eventheGermans. Whencertaintyisbornintheseembersof ashes, ThenitgivesbirthtothewingsofGabriel. Inslavery,neitherswordsorplansare effective, Butwhenthetasteforcertaintyiscreated, thenthechainsarecut. Cananyoneevenguessatthestrengthofhis arm? Bytheglanceofthemanwhoisatrue believerevendestinyischanged. Empire,sainthood,theknowledgeofthings whichholdstheworldinitssway Whataretheyall?Onlycommentariesonone smallpointoffaith. Butitisdifficulttocreatetheinsightof Abraham; Desireinsidiouslypaintspicturesinour breasts. Thedistinctionofservantandlordhasput mankindintoturmoil; Beware,ohpowerfulones;thepenaltiesof natureareharsh. Thereisonerealityforeverything,beitof earthorfire; Thebloodofthesunwilldrip,ofwesplitthe heartofanatom. Firmcertainty,eternalaction,thelovethat conquerstheworld Thesearetheswordsofmenintheholywar oflife. Whatelsedoesmanneedbutaloftyspirit andpurecharacter, Awarmheart,apuresightedeyeanda restlesssoul? Thosewhorushedforwardwiththe splendouroftheeagleemergedpluckedof theirwingsandplumage; Thestarsofeveningsankinthebloodofthe sunsetbutroseagain. Thosewhoswamundertheseawereburied bytheocean, Butthosewhosufferedthebuffetingofthe wavearose,andbecamepearls. Thosewhopridedthemselvesontheir alchemyarethedustofthewayside; Thosewhokepttheirforeheaduponthedust emergedasthemakersofelixir. Ourslowrunningmessengerbroughtthe tidingsoflife; Thosetowhomthelightninggavenews emergedunknowing. TheShrinewasdisgracedbythelackof foresightoftheoldkeeperoftheshrine; ButhowourTartarheroesemergedasyoung menofvision! Thosewhosoaraloftandlighttheskysaythis totheearth, Theseearthboundcreaturesemergedmore lively,morestableandmoreshining. Intheworld,thepeopleoffaithlivelikethe sun; Heretheysink,theretheyarise,therethey sink,heretheyarise! Thecertaintyofindividualsisthecapitalfor buildingthecommunity; Thisisthepowerwhichdrawstheportraitof thefateofthecommunity. Youarethesecretofcreation,seeyourselfin youreyes; Sharethesecretofyourownself,becomethe spokesmanofGod.

TheCalloftheMarchingBell221 Greedhassplitmankindintolittlepieces; Becomethestatementofbrotherhood,become thelanguageoflove. HereareIndians,therepeopleofKhurasan, hereAfghans,thereTuranians You,whodespisetheshore,riseupandmake yourselfboundless. Yourwingsandyourplumagearesoiledwith thedustofcolourandrace; You,mybirdoftheholyshrine,shakeyour wingsbeforeyoustarttofly. Immerseyourselfinyourself,myforgetful one,thisisthesecretoflife; Comeoutfromthefettersofeveningand morning,becomeimmortal. Onthebattlefieldoflifeadoptthenatureof steel; Inthebedchamberoflovebecomeassoftas silkandpaintedbrocade. Passlikeariverinfullspatethroughthe mountainsandthedeserts; Ifthegardenshouldcomeyourway,then becomeamelodiouslysingingstream. Thereisnolimittoyourknowledgeandlove; Intheinstrumentofnaturethereisnosweeter songthanyou. Evennow,mankindifthemiserablepreyto imperialism; Howdistressingthatmanishuntedbyman! Theglitterofmoderncivilizationdazzlesthe sight; Butthisclevercraftsmanshipisamosaicof falsejewels. Thatscience,inwhichthescholarsoftheWest tookpride, Istheswordofwarfareheldinthebloody gripofgreed. Thatcivilizationoftheworld,whichis foundedoncapitalism, Canneverbebecomestrongbyspellbinding schemes. Byactionlifemaybecomebothparadiseand hell; Thiscreatureofdustinitsnatureisneitherof lightnoroffire. Teachthenightingaletosendforthits clamour; Opentheknotofthebud,foryouarethe springbreezeforthisgarden. Oncemorethesparkoflovehasarisenfrom theheartofAsia; Theearthisthecoursinggroundforthestain cloakedTartars. Arise!Abuyerhascometoourhaplesslife; Afteranage,thetimehascomeforourcaravans departure. Come,Saki!Thesongofthebirdofthe gardenhascomefromthebranches; Thespringhascome;thebelovedhascome; thebelovedhascome;peacehascome! Thespringcloudhaspitcheditstentinthe valleyandthedesert; Thesoundofthewaterfallhascomefromthe summitofthemountains. Iimploreyou;renewthelawofthepast! Forthearmyofsingershascomedroveupon drove. Turnawayfromtheasceticsandfearlessly drinkwinefromthejar; Afteranagethesongofthenightingalehas rungoutfromthisoldbranch. BringtheaccountoftheMasterofBadrand Hunaintothosewhoyearn; Itshiddenmysticpowershavebeenrevealed totheeye. AgainthebranchofKhalilhasbeenwatered bythesapofourblood; Inthemarketplaceofloveourcashhas provedtobeperfect. Iscatterthepearlsoftulipsuponthedustof themartyrs, Fortheirbloodhasprovedtobeeffectivefor thesaplingsofthecommunity. Come,sothatwemaystrewrosesandpoura measureofwineinthecup! Letussplitopentheroofoftheheavensand thinkuponnewways. [TranslatedbyD.J.Matthews]

GHAZALS
Ozephyr!Conveymymessagetotheone wrappedinblanket ThepoorUmmahhaslostbothdinand materialresources

222CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Theriverbankgavethismessagetothe restlesswave Unionwithoceanisstillfarandyouhave alreadylostpatienceintheriver OQais!Loveshonorismadedurablewith litterscurtain Iflitterislost,glory,honoraswellasLailahis lost! Thoughthedropgotpearlsdignityby abandoningstruggle Itlosttasteforwanderingandstruggleinthe river ThoughthisvoicehasemergedfromIqbals lipsitssourceisunknown Theassemblygothopesmessageaswellas becamerestlessforactivism * Thesesongsofturtledovesandnightingales aremerelyearsillusion Behindthisuproartheworldofthegardenis silent OWesternwinetheeffectofyourgobletsis onlythis Thatcupbearerislaughingandtheentire assemblyisunconscious Intheworldssorrowfulhouseyouarenot traceable WascreationalsoacrimesoYournatureis concealed? Ah!Whattheworldconsidersheartisnot heart Inthehumanbreastthisisasilenttumult Walkonthepathoflifebutwalkcarefully Understandthatsomeglassworkisonyour shoulders ThroughwhomDelhiandLahorewere drawntogether Ah!Iqbalthatnightingaleissilentnow. * Odejectednightingaleyourlamentis immaturestill Youshouldholditinyourbreastforalittle whilestill IfIntellectisprudentitisconsideredmature IfLoveisprudentitisconsideredimmature still Lovefearlesslyjumpedintothefireof Namrud Intellectisabsorbedinthespectaclefrom rooftopstill Lovemovesfastinactionunderthe messengersprecept IntellecthasnotevenunderstoodtheLoves messagestill ThewayofLoveisfreedomandworld revolution Youareimprisonedindayandnightstemple still Onthepleaoftemperancethecupbearersays rudely Inyourheartisthesameanxietyfortheend still Constantstruggleisthemeasureforlifes KammandKaif Yourmeasureisthecountingofdaysand nightsstill Ospringrain!Howlongthismiserliness? Thetulipsofmyhillsidearethirstystill Theyareaccustomedto`AjamswineIhave the`Arabwine Mycupmakeswinedrinkersstartledstill ZepheyrhasbroughtnewsaboutIqbalfrom thegarden Thenewlyseizediswrithingunderthenet still. * LifttheveilfromthyFaceandbemanifestin theassembly Maketheeyesofthesun,moonandstarsthy spectators Ifthouartthelightninghowlongthissecret winking? Makeacquaintancewithmyheartwithouta veil. Thewarmbreathseffectisthemiracleoflife Ifitisonthybreastperformlifegiving miracles HowlongshouldbeggingbeontheTurlike Kaleem! MaketheflameofSinaimanifestwiththy existence LettheHarembebuiltwitheveryspeckof thydust

TheCalloftheMarchingBell223 MaketheheartalientothewaysoftheChurch Itisnotgoodtoexceedlimitsinthisgarden Ifthoushowethelegancemakeitsshowwith grace FirstbecomeselfrespectinglikeAlexander. ThenmaketheshowofdesireofDaras grandeur YouwillreachthedestinationofLaylaone day,OIqbal Forsomemoredayscontinuewanderingin thewilderness * Thespringbreezeisflowingagainstartsinging, OIqbal Ifyouareabudbetheflower,ifaflowerthe gardenbecome Youareahandfulofdust,withthewarmthof thecomponents Wanderaround,scatteraboutandwilderness inextentbecome YoubelongtotheessenceofLove,youare invaluable Thepurchasersareindigent,lowpricedin thiscountrybecome Whyshouldyourtunesbeveiledinthe guitarsfrets? Youareanornamentedsong,evidenttoevery earbecome Owisetraveler!Ifinyourpathyouencounter Thegardenbecomedew,ifwildernessthe stormbecome Indulgenceisconcealedintheloveof opulence Ifyouaimatthedestination,destroyerof opulencebecome [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil] * Mydarkmisdeedsfoundnorefugeinthe wideworld TheonlyrefugetheyfoundwasinThy beginningforgiveness. EvenasIlaiddownmyheadinprostrationa cryarosefromtheground: Thyheartisenamouredoftheidol,whatshalt thougainbyprayer? [Anonymoustranslation]13 * Nowonderifthegardenbirdsremainedfond ofpoetryevenunderthenet Thelamentflutteringinheartsassilentsong remained ThyEffulgencecouldnotsatisfytherestless heartatall Thesamedawnslamentremained,thesame midnightsighsremained NeitherGod,noridolsnortherivalsof templeandtheHaremremained NeitherAlisprowessnorAbuLahabs infidelityremained Thoughmyorchestraremainedoppressedby `Ajamsplectrum Iamthatmartyrinfidelityscausewhose songeverArabicremained! * Thoughyouareboundbycauseandeffect Keepyourheartalittleindependent Intellectisnotfreefromcriticism Establishthefoundationofyourdeedson Love OMuslimalwaysinyourmind KeeptheverseLaYukhlifulmiad ThisisthemessageoftheVoiceofTime AlwaysdeepinheartInnawa`dAllahiHaqqun [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]

Foronce,OawaitedReality,revealThyselfin aformmaterial, Forathousandprostrationsarequivering eagerlyinmysubmissivebrow. Knowthepleasureoftumult:thouartatune consortwiththeear! Whatisthatmelodyworth,whichhidesitself inthesilentchordsoftheharp.

ThistranslationappearsasapagefillerinIqbal ReviewApril1967butthetranslatorcouldbeLt. Col.K.A.Rashidsinceheiscreditedforanother filleronp.22ofthesameissue.

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SATIRICAL
IntheEastprinciplesarechangedtoreligion ButintheWesttheyarechangedinto machines Wedonotretainevenoneofthem Thereoneischangedintothree * ThegirlsarelearningEnglish Thenationprosperityswayhasfound ThewaysoftheWestareinview Easternwayssinfularefound

* Itdoesnotmatterifthepreacherispoor Heshouldbendtothenewcivilization Muchhasbeenwrittenoncancellationof jihad Heshouldwriteatractoncancellationofhajj * Thepatientofcivilizationwillnotbecuredby thegoli Forcuringofthemaladyyoushouldpresent himwithpill Therewasatimewheninexchangeforthe teachersservices Onewantedthatthegiftofthehearthe shouldpresent! Timeshavechangedsomuchthatthepupil afterthelesson SaystotheteacherYoushouldpresentthe bill * Willtherebeanendtothis,howlongshould webuy Umbrellas,handkerchiefs,mufflers,shirts fromJapan Ifthisconditionofourcomplacencecontinues WashersofthedeadwillcomefromKabul, shroudsfromJapan * WepoorEasternershavebeenentangledin theWest Allcrystaldecantersarethere,onlyanold earthenjarishere Allwillbeannihilatedinthisageexceptthe one Whoestablishedinhiswaysandfirminhis thoughtis OShaikhandBrahmandoyoulistentowhat peoplewithinsightsay? Heavenfromgreatheightshasthrowndown thosenations Whoformerlyhadassembliesofaffection withfirmlove NowunderdiscussionisUrduandHindior DhibhandJhatka

What scenes will this drama produce?

Oncurtainsrisingthiswillbefound * TheSheikhalsoisnotasupporterofwomens seclusion Thecollegeboysunnecessarilysuspiciousof himbecame Heclearlystatedinthesermonyesterday Fromwhomwouldwomenbesecludedif menwomenbecame * Owiseman!Thisisamatterofafewdays only Neitheryouwillbemodestnorwomanwill seclusionwant

That time is approaching when instead of children

Votesforthecouncilsmembershipwillshe want * Westerneducationisveryencouraging Itsfirstlessonistobragsittinginthecollege AsonlythepurchasersinhabitIndia Afghansalsobringassafoetidafromtheir country MyconditionisthatIlickthetoeoftheboot ShesaysBewaredonotbecrawlingonmy carpet Thecamelissaidtobeasomewhatclumsy animal Thecowisgoodasshehasslenderhorns

TheCalloftheMarchingBell225 * Thesearch,thewitnessandthething witnessedarethesame IfthissayingofGhalibistruethereisno strangeness OShaikh!Haveyouheardsomething? Whatthetemplespeoplessaytothe Ka`bahspeople! WeasktheMuslimwiththedispositionofa lover Ifyoulovetheidolswhyisenmitywiththe Brahman? * Wehavelostallmaterialresources ThethoughtofJudgmentDayhasgonealso TheShaikhwasfightingforEndowmentActs Askhimifthereisanypropertyleftfor endowmentalso? * AsItriedtocommitsuicidetheMiss exclaimed Olover!Ifyouarecivilizeddonottransgress thelimits Withoutcourageordaggersuicidesintention isstrange Evengrantingyourpainoffailurehas exceededthelimits Isaid,Odear,givemesomecash IshallhiresomeAfghanfromtheFrontier Province * Sonaiveweretheynottoappreciatethe Arabsworth Whattheygotwasthatassaultandbattery theyescapednot IntheWestcameliscalledshipofthedesert TheTurksmadeuseofthisfleetnot * InIndiacouncilsareapartofthegovernment Thisisthestartofourpoliticalperfection Wewerealwaysbeggars,beggingwasour way Therichshouldnowacquiretheskillof begging * MembershipoftheImperialcouncilisnotat alldifficult Voteswillbeavailable;Willwebepaid moneyalso? MayGodblessMirzaGhalib,whohasrightly said WearepreparedtoliveinDelhi,howshall wesubsist? 16 Whatwillbeabetterproofofaffectionand fidelity Withnoloveforyouhowintolerablewillthis crueltybe InsistenceisthatinthewardcommitteeI shouldalsospeak ButIshallspeakafterguessingiftheCollector agreeablewithmewillbe Obtainthetestimonial,itwillbeofusefor sons Heisfavorablenow,laterhemayormaynot be Indianscannotfindaplaceontheearth Buttheoceansbottomavailablemaybe Liketheinsensitiveboatwearesubservientto orders Weareboundtothebankorfloatasyour desiremaybe * TheSheikhwasgivingasermononthemode ofoperation TheinfidelsofIndiaareveryhardworking inbusiness Polytheistsarethosehavingtraderelations withpolytheists Butournationspeoplearelackingin intelligenceandsense Uncleanisthearticletouchedbytheinfidel ShouldlistenifMuslimsearsareamenableto truth! Adrunkardwasalsopresentinthesermons assembly Towhomsuchtalksasthoseofthepreacher wereirksome Hesaid,Itisatrociousthatinsuch restrictions

226CollectedPoeticalWorksofIqbal Areimprisonedthedealingsinarticlesof eatinganddrink Isaid,Thereisnodifficultyforyou AsinIndiaMuslimsalsoareliquorsellers! * LetusseehowlongthisbusinessoftheEast lasts Peoplearebuyingcupsandjarsinsteadof dinsgoblets ThecureofLoveistheneweducationslancet Mysurgeonisdrawingbloodfromthe Millatsvein * Thecowonedaystartedsayingtothecamel Nothingintheworldrestsinonecondition Iamignominiousbybreakingmyrope Ihearyouhavealsobrokenyournosestring ThoughyouareimportantinIndiafor politicalreasons ButduetorailwaytheArabiandesertfinds nouseforyou Tillyesterdayyouwereavoidingthecows companionship Thevoiceofneveronyourhanginglipswas persistent Whatisthematterthatyouaresofavorableto metoday Thatolddispleasuredoesnotexistinyour hearttoday Hearingthisspeechthecamelbashfullysaid Iamalsotobecountedamongyourlovers Theenvyofhundredsofcamelsogleisyour onefrisk SincelongIamtheloverofsuchafrisk Theeffectsofyourtumultshavespreadinthe forestsuch Thatspeechhasproduceditstasteeven amongthespeechless Iamlivingonlyinonedesertsincealong time AsIhavenothingIamfedonborrowed money Ifgoat,camel,cow,leopardandthelame donkey Allexistinthesameconditionweshallhave prestige Ifthegardenerlearnsthelessonofuniformity Whyshouldnotthegardensbirdslivein harmony Givemealsothesamecupasonlythis appearsproper Youshouldbeintoxicated,yourcompanions shouldalsobeintoxicated ThepatchedgarmentofHafizisworthless, colorhimwithwine Thenbringhimtothemarket,lostand intoxicated * Lastnightthemosquitorelatedtome Thewholestoryofhisfailures Theygivemeonlyonedropofblood Inreturnforthewholenightslabor Andthislandownerwithoutanyeffort Suckedallthebloodofthecultivator * Thisnewversewasrevealedtomefromthe jail ThattheQuranisintheGitaandtheGitaisin theQuran Howwellfriendshipdevelopedbetween SheikhandBrahmin Inthisbattleafterallneitherthisnorthatwas winning Badriwasalreadydisgustedwiththetemple Masitadoesnotstepoutofthemosque,he isstubborn. * Lifemaybelostbuttruthshouldnotbelost Thisoneprincipleisthecoreofallreligions Theyarethebirdsofthesamefeather, Banking,landlordship,monarchy * Capitalandlaborareinconfrontationwith eachother Letusseehowmanypeoplesexpectations aredestroyed Withclevernessandprudencethismischief cannotbedelayed BecauseWaqadkuntumbihitastajilun GogandMagogallhavebeenreleased

TheCalloftheMarchingBell227 TheMuslimeyewillseethemeaningof Yansilun * Thateternalrindhasdepartedfromthe borderofSham Shelvingawayalltherulesandetiquetteof thetavern Ifso,howmuchisthistheoccasionfor admonition Theblueskychangesitscolorsinamoment Cursorcertainlywouldbeconcernedwith remedialmeasures Inthebellyofobediencehasstarted unequaledconvulsion SirAghaKhanisdemandingthedelegation fromIndia IsthisthedigestivefordevouringIraqand Palestine * Onedayadisputearosebetweenthefarmer andtheowner Eachofthemwassayingthattheland belongedtohim Thefarmersaidthatthefieldbelongedtothe cultivator Theownersaidthatthefarmerhadbecome demented Iaskedthelandastowhosepropertyitwas Itrepliedthatitwasbelievingonlythis: Whetheritbetheownerorthewretched farmer Whateverisundertheskyispropertyofthe land * Throwthemoutinthealley Thenewcivilizationseggsarerotten Election,membership,council,presidency Thenoosesofindependenceareverystrange Thecarpenterhasalsobeenpared TheEuropesplanesareverysharp * Theownerofthefactoryisauselessman Heisverypleasureloving,hardworkdoes notsuithim GodscommandisLaisalilInsaniIllaMa Saa Fruitoflaborersworkshouldnotbeusurped bythecapitalist * Ihaveheardthiswasthetalkinthefactory yesterday Theartisansonlyinoldhutshavetheir abode Butwhatagoodcouncilhallthegovernment hasmade Inthiscitythecapitalistsdidnothaveany abode * Thoughthemosquewasbuiltovernightby thebelievers Ourheartbeingoldsinnerforyearsdevout couldnotbe WhatabeautifulmessagedidSanusigiveto KingFaisal BydescentyouHijaziare,butinheartHijazi couldnobe Thougheyesbecomewetthereisnopleasure isinthisweeping Ifbymixtureofafflictionsbloodtearspink couldnotbe Iqbalisagoodadvisor,fascinatestheheartin moments Hedidbecomeherointalk,butoneindeeds hecouldnotbe. [TranslatedbyM.A.K.Khalil]