The Call Of The Marching Bell

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Bang-i-Dara (Urdu: با نگ درا; or The Call Of The Marching Bell; published in Urdu, 1924) was the first Urdu philosophical poetry book of Allama Iqbal, the great poet-philosopher of Indian Subcontinent. It was translated in English by M.A.K. Khalil (January 1996).

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[edit] Introduction

Bang-i-Dara was Iqbal's first Urdu poetry book and was published in 1924. An anthology of poems written over a period of twenty years, it is divided into three parts:

  1. Poems written up to 1905, the year Iqbal left for England. These include nursery, pastoral and patriotic verses. "Tarana-e-Hindi" ("The Song of India") has become an anthem, and is sung in India on Independence Day.
  2. Poems written between 1905 and 1908, the period he spent as a student in Europe. He praises the rationality and pragmatism of the West, but complains about its overt materialism, loss of spirituality, and narrow patriotism, which promises suffering. (The first world war proved him right.) This situation strengthened his belief in the universal values of Islam, and he resolved to use his poetry to stir Muslims to their renaissance.
  3. Poems written between 1908 and 1923, in which Iqbal reminds Muslims of their past greatness and calls for the brotherhood and unity that transcend territorial boundaries. He urges the ummah to live a life of servitude to God, of sacrifice, and of action so that they may attain once more the high civilisation that was once theirs. "Yam Awr Shair" ("The Poet and the Cradle"), "Shikwa" ("Complaint to God"), "Jawab-i-Shikwa" ("Response to a Complaint"), "Khizr-i-Rah" ("Guidance") and "Tulu'i Islam" ("Light of Islam") are considered among the greatest Islamic poems. Love and the self are important themes throughout this section. 1

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Preface

Poems of Period 1 - Before 1908
  • The Himalayas
  • The Colorful Rose
  • The Age of Infancy
  • Mirza Ghalib
  • The Cloud on the Mountain
  • A Spider and A Fly
  • A Mountain and a Squirrel
  • A Cow and a Goat
  • The Child's Invocation
  • Sympathy
  • A Mother's Dream
  • The Bird's Complaint
  • The Interrogation of the Dead
  • The Candle And The Moth
  • The Intellect And The Heart
  • The Painful Wail
  • The Sun
  • The Candle
  • A Longing
  • The Morning Sun
  • The Pathos of Love
  • The Withered Rose
  • The Tomb Stone of Saiyyid
  • The Crescent
  • Man and Nature's Assemblage
  • The Message of Dawn
  • Love and Death
  • Piety and Ecstasy
  • The Poet
  • The Heart
  • The Ocean Wave
  • Farewell O World's Congregation
  • The Suckling Baby
  • The Portrait of Anguish
  • Lament of Separation (In Memory of Arnold)
  • The Moon
  • Hadhrat Bilal R.A.
  • The Story of Man
  • An Ode to India
  • The Fire-Fly
  • The Morning Star - Venus
  • The National Anthem for the Indian Children
  • The New Temple
  • Mirza Khan Dagh
  • The Cloud
  • A Bird And the Fire-Fly
  • The Child And The Candle
  • On The Banks of The Ravi
  • The Traveler's Request
The Ghazals
  • Do not look at the garden of existence like a stranger
  • If you had not come I would have had no occasion for contention
  • O Lord! Strange is the piety of the preacher
  • I should procure such straws for my nest from somewhere
  • What can I say how I got separated from my garden
  • Unusual in state, distinct from the whole world they are
  • One should not see the Spectacle with the material eye
  • What should I say how much Longing for dejection I have
  • The one I was searching for on the earth and in heaven
  • Completion of your Love is what I desire
  • When that Beni«z opens His Graceful Hand
  • I bear hardships on myself, I am unconcerned with others
  • Majnun abandoned habitation, you should abandon wilderness also
Chapter 6- Poems of Period 2- 1905-08
  • Love
  • The Reality of The Beauty
  • The Message
  • Sw«mâ R«m Târath
  • Addressed to the Students of Aligarh College
  • The Morning Star - Venus
  • The Beauty And The Love
  • On Seeing A Cat In The Lap Of Someone
  • The Flower Bud
  • The Moon And Stars
  • Meeting The Beloved - The Union
  • Sulaimah
  • The Unfaithful Lover
  • The Unsuccessful Effort
  • The Song Of Grief
  • The Sort-Lived Joy
  • Mankind
  • The Manifestation Of Beauty
  • An Evening (On The River Necker's Banks, Heidelberg, Germany)
  • Loneliness
  • The Message Of Love
  • Separation
  • Addressed to Abd Al-Qadir
  • The Island of Sicily
The Ghazals
  • The life of Man is no more than a breath!
  • O God ! Teach a little Love to my happy Intellect
  • The world will know when the flood of conversation will emerge from my heart
  • Thy splendor is manifest in thunder, in fire, in spark
  • O worldly congregation! Though your gatherings were attractive
  • We circumambulate the wine‑cup like the wine's reflection
  • Time has come for openness, Beloved's Sight will be common
Chapter 7 Poems of Period 3 - 1908-30
  • The Islamic Cities
  • The Star
  • The Two Stars
  • The Royal Cemetery
  • The Morning's Appearance
  • Tazmin on a Verse of Anisi Shamilu
  • The Philosophy Of Grief
  • On Being Presented With A Flower
  • The Muslim National Anthem
  • Wataniyat (Nation As A Poliotical Concept)
  • A Pilgrim on His Way to Madinah
  • Qat’ah
  • The Complaint
  • The Moon
  • The Night And the Poet
  • The Assembly of Stars
  • Strolling in the Celestial World
  • Advice
  • R«ma
  • The Motor Car
  • The Human Race
  • Addressed to the Youth of Islam
  • The Eid Crescent
  • The Candle and the Poet
  • The Muslim (June 1912)
  • In Audience with the Holy Prophet S.A.W.
  • The Hospital of Hijaz
  • The Response To the Complaint
  • The Cup-Bearer
  • Education and its Consequences
  • Closeness To Kings
  • The Poet
  • The Good News of the Dawn (1912)
  • The Supplication
  • In Response to the Request for Writing a Poem On Eid
  • Fatimah Daughter of Abd Allah - An Arab Girl who was Martyred While Serving Water to the Fighters against Infidels in the Battle of Tripoli
  • The Dew And the Stars
  • The Siege of Adrianople
  • Ghulam Q«dir Ruhillah
  • A Dialogue
  • I And You
  • The Poem Based on a Verse of Abu Talib Kalim
  • Shibli and Hali
  • Evolution
  • Hadhrat Abu Bakr Siddique R.A.
  • The Present Civilization Tazmân Bar Sh’er-i-Faizi (Based on a Verse of Faizi)
  • In Memory of Mother of Blessed Memory
  • The Sun's Ray
  • The Poet Saiyyid Muhammad Jamal Al-Din Urfi, Shirazi
  • In Response to a Letter
  • Nanak
  • Infidelity and Islam Tazmân Bar
  • Hadhrat Bilal R.A.
  • The Muslims and Modern Education
  • The Princess of Flowers
  • Based on a Verse of Saib
  • A Coversation in Paradise
  • The Din (Includes a Verse of Mirza Bedil)
  • An Incident of the Battle of Yarmuk
  • The Din
  • Remain Attached to the Tree Keep Spring's Expectation
  • The Night of the Celestial Ascension of the Holy Prophet S.A.W.
  • The Flower
  • Shakespeare (William Shakespeare)
  • I And You
  • Imprisonment
  • Beggar for Khilafah
  • Humayun (Mister Justice Shah Din Marhum)
  • The Travelers' Guide
  • The Renaissance Of Islam
The Ghazals
  • O zephyr! Convey my message to the one wrapped in blanket
  • These songs of turtle doves and nightingales are merely ear’s illusion
  • O dejected nightingale your lament is immature still
  • Lift the veil from Thy Face and be manifest in the assembly
  • The spring breeze is flowing again start singing, O Iqb«l
  • O the much sought after Reality! Some time appear in material form
  • No wonder if the garden birds remained fond of poetry even under the net
  • Though you are bound by cause and effect
Humorous Poems
  • In the East principles are changed to religion
  • The girls are learning English
  • The Shaikh also is not a supporter of women’s seclusion
  • O wise man! This is a matter of a few days only
  • Western education is very encouraging
  • It does not matter if the preacher is poor
  • The patient of civilization will not be cured by the gàlâ
  • Will there be an end to this, how long should we buy
  • We poor Easterners have been entangled in the West
  • “The search, the witness and the thing witnessed are the same”
  • We have lost all material resources
  • As I tried to commit suicide the Miss exclaimed
  • So naive were they not to appreciate the Arabs’ worth
  • In India councils are a part of the government
  • Membership of the Imperial council is not at all difficult
  • What will be a better proof of affection and fidelity
  • The Shaikh was giving a sermon on the mode of operation
  • Let us see how long this business of the East lasts
  • The cow one day started saying to the camel
  • Last night the mosquito related to me
  • This new `verse’ was revealed to me from the jail
  • Life may be lost but truth should not be lost
  • Capital and labor are in confrontation with each other
  • That eternal rind has departed from the border of Sh«m
  • One day a dispute arose between the farmer and the owner
  • Throw them out in the alley
  • The owner of the factory is a useless man
  • I have heard this was the talk in the factory yesterday
  • Though the mosque was built overnight by the believers 2

[edit] Notes

1Iqbal's works. Iqbal Academy Pakistan.
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