THE  GOOD  NEWS  OF  THE  DAWN (1912)

Introduction
In this beautiful, short and apparently nature poem �All�mah Iqb�l creates the metaphor of the general awakening and start of activity on the approach of dawn. On the basis of this he goads Muslims to end their stupor also, rise and become active in the cause of Islam and God. To appreciate the value of this poem fully it should be remembered that it was written at the time of the Wars of Tripoli and Balkan for which see  the Introduction to Poem 101. �Hu��r Ris�lat Ma��b Mein (In Audience with the Holy Prophet S.A.W ).

Translation
When the dawn full of action arrives from the east
The silence marches off from the stage of life

The quietude of nature�s congregation ends at last
Everything presents evidence of its life at last

The birds warble on getting the message of life
In the garden flowers also put on the robe of life

                O sleeping Muslim get up!  You also engaged in action be
                Look, the horizon has brightened up, you also busy in urgent tasks be

In the universe�s expanse a traveler like the sun be
So that the sky not producing  these spots of clouds be

Pulling the dagger of sun�s  ray get busy again in the fight
Again teacher of escape�s rules to falsehood�s darkness be

You are head to foot Light, manifestation  makes you happy
And after being manifest spreading  out is incumbent on you

                Yes ! On being manifest become lightning to the bat�s eye
                O hidden mystery of the heart of universe manifest be!