Meaning
The garden of paradise; the celestial garden.
How Iqbal uses it
The bagh-e-bahisht, the garden of paradise with its eternal bloom and flowing streams, is the heavenly archetype of every earthly garden; yet Iqbal characteristically values the striving, growing self over even the ready-made repose of paradise's garden.
See it in the verse
Bagh-e-Bahisht in Iqbal’s couplets
Aata hai yaad mujh ko guzra hua zamana
Wo bagh ki baharen, wo sab ka chahchahana
Wo bagh ki baharen, wo sab ka chahchahana
I remember the time that has passed — those springtimes of the garden, that chorus of every bird singing.
Freedom · Restlessness
Baagh-e-bahisht se mujhe hukm-e-safar diya tha kyun
Kaar-e-jahan daraaz hai ab mera intezaar kar
Kaar-e-jahan daraaz hai ab mera intezaar kar
Why was I given the command to depart the garden of paradise? The work of the world is long now — so wait for me.
Action · Aspiration · Restlessness