Arabic · noun · Faith & Sacred History
Iram-Bagh
इरम-बाग़
said baagh-e-i-ram
also written: bagh-e-iram, baghe iram
Meaning
The fabled garden of Iram raised by Shaddad to rival paradise; emblem of vain, doomed earthly splendour.
See it in the verse
Iram-Bagh 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
Related words
ARABIC
Iram
The fabled lost garden-city of pillars built by Shaddad, mentioned in the Qur'an, destroyed and buried in the sands as a sign of divine wrath against arrogance.
ARABIC
Shaddad
The legendary tyrant-king of the people of Aad who, in defiance of God, built the paradise-garden city of Iram and was destroyed before he could enter it.