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'id': '001_018'
'audioUrl': 'http://www.iqbal.com.pk/mp3/Zia%20Muhauddin%20Reads%20Bang%20e%20Dara/018-%20Shama.mp3'
'heading':
- 'lang': 'ur'
  'text': 'شمع'
- 'lang': 'en'
  'text': 'THE CANDLE'
'description':
- 'lang': 'en'
  'text': 'The ordinary candle is a world unto itself in Persian and Urdu literatures. It is taken as an emblem of a beloved as well as that of a lover. As a beloved the moth circles round it and eventually dies in its love. As a lover it is presented as weeping in the agony of separation from its beloved. In this poem ‘Allamah Iqbal has equated candle with Man as both are afflicted with the agony of separation from the Creator and Beloved, i.e. God. There is, however, one difference. Man is endowed with "feeling", which raises him above the candle and, in fact, above all creation. This quality is a part of the attribute of Khuda 1 which has entitled Man to be endowed with knowledge, on account of which God has ranked him as the masterpiece of creation and His vicegerent on earth (The Holy Qur''an 2:30-34). Endowed with this attribute Man was transferred from Paradise to earth to witness the Jamal and Jalal of God as conveyed by the kaleidoscope of His creation and as communicated to Man through his qualities of knowledge and perception. However, this world is the temporary abode of Man and he has been charged with the mission of maintaining its beauty and protecting it from disturbances in the physical as well as spiritual spheres. To attain this goal he has been charged with the responsibility of struggling for the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. This commissioning of Man has been repeated at several places in the Holy Qur''an, reference to which has been provided previously. | The `Allamah says in this poem that the possession of "feeling" has endowed Man with compassion which is a very elegant quality. However, deceptive perception has made Man a captive of discrimination of race and color, which has resulted in his losing the joy of the universal peace which can be achieved only through the acknowledgment of the Universal Unity of God as well as that of Man and Love of both.'
'sher':
- 'id': '001_018_001'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'بزم جہاں ميں ميں بھي ہوں اے شمع! دردمند | فرياد در گرہ صفت دانہ سپند'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'O Candle! I am also an afflicted person in the world assembly | Constant complaint is my lot in the manner of the rue'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'Candle!'
      'meaning': 'Khuda.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
    - 'phrase': 'rue'
      'meaning': 'Rue: A perennial evergreen shrub (Ruta graveolens, family Rutaceae) whose seed explodes when put in the fire. This property is shown in Persian and Urdu poetry as an expression of distress and lament and the restlessness it produces.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Bazm-e-Jahan Mein Main Bhi Hun Ae Shama! Dardmand | Faryad Dar Gira Sift-e-Dana-e-Sapand'
- 'id': '001_018_002'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'دي عشق نے حرارت سوز دروں تجھے | اور گل فروش اشک شفق گوں کيا مجھے'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Love gave the warmth of internal pathos to you | It made me the florist selling blood-mixed tears'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'tears'
      'meaning': '"Blood-mixed tears" is the exact translation of the Urdu phrase in the original. The expression is used to show extreme distress. Its seller shows his own extreme distress.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Di Ishq Ne Hararat-e-Souz-e-Duron Tujhe | Aur Gul Farosh-e-Ashak-e-Shafaq-Goon Kiya Mujhe'
- 'id': '001_018_003'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'ہو شمع بزم عيش کہ شمع مزار تو | ہر حال اشک غم سے رہي ہمکنار تو'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Whether you be the candle of a celebrating assembly or one at the grave | In every condition associated with the tears of sorrow you remain'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Ho Shama-e-Bazm-e-Aysh Ke Shama-e-Mazar Tu | Har Haal Ashak-e-Gham Se Rahi Humkinar Tu'
- 'id': '001_018_004'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'يک بيں تري نظر صفت عاشقان راز | ميري نگاہ مايہ آشوب امتياز'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Your eye views all with equity like the Secret''s Lovers | My eye is the pride of the tumult of discrimination'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'Secret''s'
      'meaning': 'The Secret : God.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Yak Been Teri Nazar Sift-e-Ashiqan-e-Raaz | Meri Nigah Maya-e-Ashob-e-Imtiaz'
- 'id': '001_018_005'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'کعبے ميں ، بت کدے ميں ہے يکساں تري ضيا | ميں امتياز دير و حرم ميں پھنسا ہوا'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Your illumination is alike in the Ka‘bah and the temple | I am entangled in the temple and the Haram''s discrimination'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Kaabe Mein, Bukade Mein Hai Yaksaan Teri Zia | Main Imtiaz-e-Dair-o-Haram Mein Phansa Huwa'
- 'id': '001_018_006'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'ہے شان آہ کي ترے دود سياہ ميں | پوشيدہ کوئي دل ہے تري جلوہ گاہ ميں؟'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Your black smoke contains the sigh''s elegance | Is some heart hidden in the place of your manifestation?'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Hai Shan Aah Ki Tere Dood-e-Siyah Mein | Poshida Koi Dil Hai Teri Jalwagah Mein?'
- 'id': '001_018_007'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'جلتي ہے تو کہ برق تجلي سے دور ہے | بے درد تيرے سوز کو سمجھے کہ نور ہے'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'You burn with pathos due to distance from Tajalli’s Light | Your pathos the callous ones consider your light'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'Tajalli’s'
      'meaning': 'Tajalla - Manifestation of God or His Powers or Attributes.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Jalti Hai Tu Ke Barq-e-Tajalli Se Door Hai | Be-Dard Tere Souz Ko Samjhe Ke Noor Hai'
- 'id': '001_018_008'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'تو جل رہي ہے اور تجھے کچھ خبر نہيں | بينا ہے اور سوز دروں پر نظر نہيں'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Though you are burning you are unaware of it all | You see but do not encompass the internal pathos'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Tu Jal Rahi Hai Aur Tujhe Kuch Khabar Nahin | Beena Hai Aur Souz-e-Darun Par Nazar Nahin'
- 'id': '001_018_009'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'ميں جوش اضطراب سے سيماب وار بھي | آگاہ اضطراب دل بے قرار بھي'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'I quiver like mercury with the excitement of vexation | As well I am aware of vexations of the restless heart'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Main Josh-e-Iztirab Se Seemabdar Bhi | Agah-e-Iztirab-e-Dil-e-Beqarar Bhi'
- 'id': '001_018_010'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'تھا يہ بھي کوئي ناز کسي بے نياز کا | احساس دے ديا مجھے اپنے گداز کا'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'This was also the elegance of some Beloved | Which gave me perception of my own pathos'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Tha Ye Bhi Koi Naaz Kisi Be Niaz Ka | Ehsas De Diya Mujhe Apne Gudaz Ka'
- 'id': '001_018_011'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'يہ آگہي مري مجھے رکھتي ہے بے قرار | خوابيدہ اس شرر ميں ہيں آتش کدے ہزار'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'This cognition of mine keeps me restless | Innumerable fire temples are asleep in this spark'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'restless'
      'meaning': 'This verse and the two following it mean that Man''s Khuda is the source of the proper perception of the phenomena mentioned in these verses, which constitute the working of the universe. Unless Man recognizes his high position in the creation of God as his vicegerent, he cannot appreciate the beauty and harmony of the universe.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Ye Aghi Meri Mujhe Rakhti Hai Be-Qarar | Khawabida Iss Sharar Mein Hain Atish Kade Hazar'
- 'id': '001_018_012'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'يہ امتياز رفعت و پستي اسي سے ہے | گل ميں مہک ، شراب ميں مستي اسي سے ہے'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Discrimination between high and low is created by this alone! | Fragrance in flower, ecstasy in wine is created by this alone!'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Ye Imtiaz-e-Riffat-o-Pasti Issi Se Hai | Gul Mein Mehak, Sharab Mein Masti Issi Se Hai'
- 'id': '001_018_013'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'بستان و بلبل و گل و بو ہے يہ آگہي | اصل کشاکش من و تو ہے يہ آگہي'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Garden, nightingale, flower, fragrance this Cognition is | Root of the struggle of ''I and you'' this Cognition is'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Bustan-o-Bulbul-o-Gul-o-Bu Hai Ye Aghi | Asal-e-Kashakash-e-Man-o-Tu Hai Ye Aghi'
- 'id': '001_018_014'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'صبح ازل جو حسن ہوا دلستان عشق | آواز ''کن'' ہوئي تپش آموز جان عشق'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'At creation''s dawn as Beauty became the abode of Love | The sound of "Kun" taught warmth to the spirit of Love'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'Love'
      'meaning': 'This alludes to the several verses of the Holy Qur’an in which God says that He created the whole universe by just one command of Kun (Be), e.g. 3:59.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Subah-e-Azal Jo Husn Huwa Dilstan-e-Ishq | Awaz-e-‘KUN’ Huwi Tapish Amoz-e-Jaan-e-Ishq'
- 'id': '001_018_015'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'يہ حکم تھا کہ گلشن ''کن'' کي بہار ديکھ | ايک آنکھ لے کے خواب پريشاں ہزار ديکھ'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'The command came Beauty of Kun''s garden to witness | With one eye a thousand dreadful dreams to witness'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'witness'
      'meaning': 'This alludes to the time of creation of Man. At this time Man was endowed with Khuda which elevated his status as well as burdened him with myriad of responsibilities.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Ye Hukm Tha Ke Gulshan-e-‘KUN’ Ki Bahar Dekh | Aik Ankh Le Ke Khawab-e-Pareshan Hazar Dekh'
- 'id': '001_018_016'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'مجھ سے خبر نہ پوچھ حجاب وجود کي | شام فراق صبح تھي ميري نمود کي'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Do not ask me of the nature of the veil of being | The eve of separation was the dawn of my being'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'being'
      'meaning': 'Allusion to the apparent happiness of Man on earth, which is not only his temporary abode but where he is under a thousand constraints'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Mujh Se Khabar Na Puch Hijab-e-Wujood Ki | Sham-e-Firaq Subah Thi Meri Namood Ki'
- 'id': '001_018_017'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'وہ دن گئے کہ قيد سے ميں آشنا نہ تھا | زيب درخت طور مرا آشيانہ تھا'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Gone are the days when unaware of imprisonment I was | That my abode the adornment of the tree of tur was'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Woh Din Gye Ke Qaid Se Main Ashna Na Tha | Ziab-e-Darakht-e-Toor Mera Ashiyana Tha'
- 'id': '001_018_018'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'قيدي ہوں اور قفس کو چمن جانتا ہوں ميں | غربت کے غم کدے کو وطن جانتا ہوں ميں'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'I am a prisoner but consider the cage to be a garden | This exile’s hovel of sorrow I consider the homeland'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'homeland'
      'meaning': 'This alludes to the several verses of the Holy Qur''an which describe the Command of God to the denizens of the transcendental universe to prostrate before S. Adam A.S., e.g. 2:30-34. ‘Allamah Iqbal derives his philosophy of the superiority of Man or Khuda from these verses. In this verse he refers to the fall of Man by forsaking his Khuda.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Qaidi Hun Aur Qafas Ko Chaman Janta Hun Main | Ghurbat Ke Ghamkade Ko Watan Janta Hun Main'
- 'id': '001_018_019'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'ياد دطن فسردگي بے سبب بني | شوق نظر کبھي ، کبھي ذوق طلب بني'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Memories of the homeland a needless melancholy became | Now the desire for sight, now Longing for search became'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Yaad-e-Watan Fasurdagi-e-Be-Sabab Bani | Shauq-e-Nazar Kabhi, Kabhi Zauq-e-Talab Bani'
- 'id': '001_018_020'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'اے شمع! انتہائے فريب خيال ديکھ | مسجود ساکنان فلک کا مآل ديکھ'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'O Candle ! Look at the excessive illusion of thought | Look at the end of the one worshipped by celestial denizens'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'denizens'
      'meaning': 'See Note 7. Creation of the visible universe was for the fulfillment of the Will of God, to exhibit his Creative Power, culminating in the creation of Man, whose climax was the specimen of what ‘Allamah Iqbal calls Insan-i-Kamil (the Perfect Man) in the person of the Holy Prophet S.A.W. Man has lost his high status by losing Khuda.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Ae Shama! Intihaye Faraib-e-Khiyal Dekh | Masjood-e-Sakinan-e-Falak Ka Maal Dekh'
- 'id': '001_018_021'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'مضموں فراق کا ہوں ، ثريا نشاں ہوں ميں | آہنگ طبع ناظم کون و مکاں ہوں ميں'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Theme of separation I am, the exalted one I am | Design of the Will of the Universe’s Lord I am'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'am'
      'meaning': 'Allusion to the high status of Man.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Mazmoon Firaaq Ka Hun, Sureya Nishan Hun Main | Ahang-e-Taba-e-Nazim-e-Kaun-o-Makan Hun Main'
- 'id': '001_018_022'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'باندھا مجھے جو اس نے تو چاہي مري نمود | تحرير کر ديا سر ديوان ہست و بود'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'He desired my display as He designed me | When at the head of Existence’ Diwan He wrote me'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'Diwan'
      'meaning': 'Diwan- It is a book containing the complete ghazals of a poet. Placing Man at the head of the Diwan of God''s creation shows Man''s utmost importance in the universe.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Bandha Mujhe Jo Uss Ne To Chahi Meri Namood | Tehreeh Kar Diya Sir-e-Diwan-e-Hast-o-Bood'
- 'id': '001_018_023'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'گوہر کو مشت خاک ميں رہنا پسند ہے | بندش اگرچہ سست ہے ، مضموں بلند ہے'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'The pearl likes living in a handful of dust | Style may be dull the subject is excellent'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Gohar Ko Musht-e-Khak Mein Rehna Pasand Hai | Bandish Agarche Sust Hai, Mazmoon Buland Hai'
- 'id': '001_018_024'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'چشم غلط نگر کا يہ سارا قصور ہے | عالم ظہور جلوہ ذوق شعور ہے'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Not seeing it rightly is the fault of short-sighted perception | The universe is the show of effulgence of taste for Cognizance'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'Cognizance'
      'meaning': 'This means that Man has lost his way to Divine knowledge by being enslaved by the acceptance of only what he sees, and his non-acceptance of the "Alam al-Ghayb" or the transcendental universe. If Man looks at the universe as required by the Holy Qur’an he will realize that the whole purpose of creation of the universe was to create Man. (See Note 11).'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Chashm-e-Ghalat Nigar Ka Ye Sara Qasoor Hai | Alam-e-Zahoor-e-Jalwa-e-Zauq-e-Shaur Hai'
- 'id': '001_018_025'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'يہ سلسلہ زمان و مکاں کا ، کمند ہے | طوق گلوئے حسن تماشا پسند ہے'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'This network of time and space is the scaling ladder of the Universe | It is the necklace of the neck of Eternal Beauty'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Ye Silsila Zaman-o-Makan Ka, Kumand Hai | Tauq-e-Gulooye Husn-e-Tamasha Pasand Hai'
- 'id': '001_018_026'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'منزل کا اشتياق ہے ، گم کردہ راہ ہوں | اے شمع ! ميں اسير فريب نگاہ ہوں'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'I have lost the way, Longing for the goal I am | O Candle ! Captive of perception’s illusion I am'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'am'
      'meaning': 'This means that Man has lost his way to Divine knowledge by accepting only what he can see.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Manzil Ka Ishtiaq Hai, Gum Karda Rah Hun | Ae Shama! Main Aseer-e-Faraib-e-Nigah Hun'
- 'id': '001_018_027'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'صياد آپ ، حلقہ دام ستم بھي آپ | !بام حرم بھي ، طائر بام حرم بھي آپ'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'I am the hunter as well as the circle of tyranny’s net ! | I am the Haram’s roof as well as the bird on Haram’s roof'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'roof'
      'meaning': 'Allusion to Man being the center and, in fact, the very purpose of creation of the universe.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Sayyad App, Halqa-e-Daam-e-Sitam Bhi App | Baam-e-Haram Bhi, Taeer-e-Baam-e-Haram Bhi App!'
- 'id': '001_018_028'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'ميں حسن ہوں کہ عشق سراپا گداز ہوں | کھلتا نہيں کہ ناز ہوں ميں يا نياز ہوں'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'Am I the Beauty or head to foot the melting love am I ? | It is not clear whether the beloved or the Lover am I ?'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Main Husn Ke Ishq-e-Sarapa Gudaz Hun | Khulta Nahin Ke Naaz Hun Main Ya Niaz Hun'
- 'id': '001_018_029'
  'meta': !!bool 'false'
  'sherContent':
  - 'lang': 'ur'
    'text': 'ہاں ، آشنائے لب ہو نہ راز کہن کہيں | پھر چھڑ نہ جائے قصہ دار و رسن کہيں'
  - 'lang': 'en'
    'text': 'I am afraid the old secret may come up to my lips again | Lest story of suffering on the Cross may come up again'
    'notes':
    - 'phrase': 'again'
      'meaning': 'This alludes to the crucifixion (albeit apparent) of S. ‘Isa A.S., where he offered himself willingly to crucifixion for the Love of God in preference to changing his message. Notwithstanding the Grace of God which saved him from being crucified and raised him to the celestial world his sacrifice was complete. It also refers to the willingness of S. Ibraham A.S. in obedience to the Command of God (The Holy Qur''an 37:101-07). The allusion can be extended to innumerable other persons who have sacrificed their lives in the cause of God in various ways just for His Love.'
      'occurrence': !!int '1'
  - 'lang': 'ro'
    'text': 'Haan, Ashnaye Lab Ho Na Raaz-e-Kuhan Kahin | Phir Chir Na Jaye Qissa-e-Daar-o-Rasan Kahin'