Meaning
A cry, call, or loud sound; especially the call to prayer or the cock's crow.
Usage & notes
Iqbal titled a major Urdu collection 'Baang-e-Dara', the caravan bell or summoning call, casting his poetry as a cry that sets sleepers and travellers in motion. The baang is sound meant to wake and to gather.
Related words
PERSIAN
Nawa
Sound, melody, song, or the impassioned cry of a bird or poet.
SANSKRIT
Sada
Always, ever; at all times. Not to be confused with the Arabic sada, an echo.
PERSIAN
Shor
Colloquial: noise, din, clamour ('shor machana').
PERSIAN
Bang-e-dara
The bell or call of the departing caravan; the title of Iqbal's first Urdu collection, evoking the summons to journey.