Couplets › Awakening
From Bal-e-Jibril · originally composed in Urdu
hai ki hai
mein hai
mein hai
“The world is changing, the wheeling of the stars is swift; in the heart of every atom there is the tumult of a rising.”
Romanहिन्दीاردو
है तारों की है
में है
में है
The couplet in Devanagari — it carries the authenticity of the original, and every Hindi reader can read it.
دگر گوں ہے جہاں تاروں کی گردش تیز ہے ساقی
دل ہر ذرہ میں غوغائے رستاخیز ہے ساقی
دل ہر ذرہ میں غوغائے رستاخیز ہے ساقی
The couplet as Iqbal wrote it, in Urdu (Nastaliq).
♪ Hear the coupletA recitation in a synthesized voice.
The Interpretation
Iqbal senses a world in motion and an energy of renewal stirring in even the smallest particle. Change is not only happening at the level of empires and stars; it is alive in the tiniest unit of creation. He reads this as a summons, an age in ferment is an age ripe for new effort.
For You, Today
When everything around you feels in flux, that is not only disorder; it is also opening. Periods of churn are when the small and overlooked can rise.
In the same spirit
Sitaron se aage jahan aur bhi hain
Abhi ishq ke imtihan aur bhi hain
Abhi ishq ke imtihan aur bhi hain
Beyond the stars there are worlds yet — there are still more trials of love to come.
Aspiration · Love · Restlessness
Lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri
Zindagi shama ki surat ho khudaya meri
Zindagi shama ki surat ho khudaya meri
My longing rises to my lips as a prayer: O God, may my life be like a candle's flame.
Hope · Aspiration
Door duniya ka mere dam se andhera ho jaye
Har jagah mere chamakne se ujala ho jaye
Har jagah mere chamakne se ujala ho jaye
May the world's darkness be dispelled by my being; may every place be lit by my shining.
Aspiration · Hope · Youth