---
'id': '001_014'
'audioUrl': 'http://www.iqbal.com.pk/mp3/Zia%20Muhauddin%20Reads%20Bang%20e%20Dara/014-%20Shama-o-Parwana.mp3'
'heading':
- 'lang': 'ur'
  'text': 'شمع و پروانہ'
- 'lang': 'en'
  'text': 'THE CANDLE AND THE MOTH'
'description':
- 'lang': 'en'
  'text': 'This poem, though simple in language, is charged with mystic thought. As this is the first poem of its kind in this book and many more will follow it appears appropriate to clarify a few points. The commonplace phenomena of "Gul-O-Bulbul " (the association of the flower and the nightingale), and "Sham`-o-Parwanah" (the candle and the moth) have always been symbolic of the lover-beloved relationship in Persian and Urdu poetry. However, much of this poetry has long been conventional and poems have been evaluated on the basis of their linguistic beauty, innovative expressions and elegance of style without paying much attention to the subject matter or the depth of thought expressed in the poem. | Poetry is a spontaneous expression of human emotions. The most important human emotion is love, both of the material form and that of the innate qualities of the beloved. Pre-Islamic poetry was usually amorous. Wine with its accompaniments of the cup, the goblet, the decanter, the cup bearer and the tavern were commonly used. Though this practice prevailed in all literatures it was most predominant in the pre-Islamic Arabic poetry. Exaggeration was a very common and much liked attribute of poets and poetry. For that reason the Holy Qur''an frowned at poets (26:224-26). However, it should be remembered that the above verse does not amount to outright condemnation of all poets and all poetry, but is only a passing remark on the aspect of misleading others by exaggeration. Reference to the Holy Qur’an 26:221-24 would clarify this statement. | The world is heavily indebted to Islam and Muslims for metamorphosing romantic poetry and sublimating it from amorous love to that of Divine Love. God, the Holy Prophet S.A.W. and his descendants became the "beloved" instead of human forms. Thus, mundane, albeit natural, human emotion was sublimated into pure and angelic form. Acts of worship became changed from mere rituals to submission to the Will of God and fear motivated exercises became sublimated to those of the Love of the highest order (The Holy Qur’an 41:37). New forms of poetry, like "hamd", "na‘t" , "thana" marthiah and new kinds of music, like "qawwala ", came into existence for the expression of Man''s Love for God, the Holy Prophet S.A.W. and his descendants, as well as for other heroes and heroines of Islam. | All the terminology, conventionally used in amorous poetry, like wine, cup, goblet, decanter, cup bearer and tavern acquired new meanings. In fact mysticism itself changed from a vague, esoteric, occult concept into one of concrete, systematic effort for the comprehension of the Ultimate Truth about the Existence as well as the Essence of God, based on the feelings of the heart of a true Lover of Him, rather than through dry and insipid reasoning of the philosopher. A whole technique was developed for seeking the Divine Light and for expressing human Love for the Divine Being. This technique has borne the test of the criterion of repeatability required by the scientific method. The new science acquired the name of "Tasawwuf" or "Sufism". | In this poem the poet has sublimated the proverbial love of the moth for the candle into the Love of a Mu’min for God. The poem will become full of meaning if read in this light.'
'sher':
- 'id': '001_014_001'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'پروانہ تجھ سے کرتا ہے اے شمع پيار کيوں | يہ جان بے قرار ہے تجھ پر نثار کيوں'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'O Candle! Why does the moth love you? | Why is this restless soul devoted to you?'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Parwana Tujh Se Karta Hai Ae Shama! Pyar Kyun | Ye Jaan-e-Be-Qarar Hai Tujh Par Nisar Kyun'
- 'id': '001_014_002'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'سيماب وار رکھتي ہے تيري ادا اسے | آداب عشق تو نے سکھائے ہيں کيا اسے؟'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Your charm keeps it restless like mercury | Did you teach it the etiquette of Love?'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Seemabwaar Rakhti Hai Teri Ada Isse | Adab-e-Ishq Tu Ne Sikhaye Hain Kya Isse?'
- 'id': '001_014_003'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'کرتا ہے يہ طواف تري جلوہ گاہ کا | پھونکا ہوا ہے کيا تري برق نگاہ کا؟'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'It circumambulates the site of your manifestation | Is it inspired with the fire of your lightning?'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Karta Hai Ye Tawaf-e-Teri Jalwagah Ka | Phoonka Huwa Hai Kya Teri Barq-e-Nigah Ka?'
- 'id': '001_014_004'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'آزار موت ميں اسے آرام جاں ہے کيا؟ | شعلے ميں تيرے زندگي جاوداں ہے کيا؟'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Do the woes of death give it the peace of life? | Does your flame possess the quality of eternal life?'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Azaar-e-Mout Mein Isse Aram-e-Jaan Hai Kya? | Shaole Mein Tere Zindagi-e-Javidan Hai Kya?'
- 'id': '001_014_005'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'غم خانہ جہاں ميں جو تيري ضيا نہ ہو | اس تفتہ دل کا نخل تمنا ہرا نہ ہو'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'If you do not brighten this sorrowful world | This burning heart''s tree of Longing may not green up'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Ghumkhana-e-Jahan Mein Jo Teri Zia Na Ho | Iss Tafta Dil Ka Nakhle-e-Tamana Hara Na Ho'
- 'id': '001_014_006'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'گرنا ترے حضور ميں اس کي نماز ہے | ننھے سے دل ميں لذت سوز و گداز ہے'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Falling before you is the prayer of this little heart | The taste for impassioned Love knows this little heart'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Girna Tere Huzoor Mein Iss Ki Namaz Hai | Nanhe Se Dil Mein Lazzat-e-Souz-o-Gudaz Hai'
- 'id': '001_014_007'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'کچھ اس ميں جوش عاشق حسن قديم ہے | چھوٹا سا طور تو يہ ذرا سا کليم ہے'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'It has some zeal of the Primeval Beauty''s Lover | You are a small tur it is a small Kalam'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'tur'
      'meaning': 'This is a beautiful metaphor fo rthe story of S. Musa A.S and the Mount of tur . See Poem 13 , Note 3 .'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Kuch Iss Mein Josh-e-Ashiq-e-Husn-e-Qadeem Hai | Chota Sa Toor Tu, Ye Zara Sa Kaleem Hai'
- 'id': '001_014_008'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'پروانہ ، اور ذوق تماشائے روشني | !کيڑا ذرا سا ، اور تمنائے روشني'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'The moth and the taste for the Sight of the Light! | This small insect and the Longing for the Light!'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Parwana, Aur Zauq-e-Tamashaye Roshni | Keera Zara Sa, Aur Tamanaye Roshni!'