Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua

Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua (Urdu: لب پہ آتی ہے دعا بن کے تمنا میری‎), also known as Bachche Ki Dua, is an Urdu language dua, or prayer, in verse form authored by Sir Muhammad Iqbal in 1902.[1] The poem has been set to music and is sung in morning assembly in primary schools in Pakistan, Urdu-medium schools in India,[2][3] and Indian boarding schools such as Mayo College, The Doon School[4] and Welham Girls' School.[5][6][7]

In October 2019, the headmaster of a government-run primary school in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India, was suspended following complaints by two Hindu nationalist organizations Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal that the song, which is included in the school's morning prayers, is "anti-national".[3] The suspension was opposed in several protests in India.[8]

Lyrics
Urdu lyrics roman Urdu Transliteration English Translation

لب پہ آتی ہے دعا بن کے تمنا ميری
زندگی شمع کی صورت ہو خدايا ميری
lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri beetourakay
Zindagi shamma ki surat ho Khudaya meri
My longing comes to my lips as supplication of mine
Oh God! May like the beauty of the candle be the life of mine

دُور دنيا کا مرے دم سے اندھيرا ہو جائے
ہر جگہ ميرے چمکنے سے اُجالا ہو جائے
Door dunya ka mere dam se andhera ho jaye
Har jagha mere chamakne se ujala ho jaye
May the world's darkness disappear through the life of mine
May every place light up with the sparkling light of mine

ہو مرے دم سے يونہی ميرے وطن کی زينت
جس طرح پھول سے ہوتی ہے چمن کی زينت
Ho mere dam se yunhi mere watan ki zeenat
Jis tarha phool se hoti hai chaman ki zeenat
May my homeland through me attain elegance
As the garden through flowers attains elegance

زندگی ہو مری پروانے کی صورت يا رب
علم کی شمع سے ہو مجھ کو محبت يا رب
Zindagi ho meri parwane ki surat ya Rabb
Ilm ki shamma se ho mujh ko mohabbat ya Rabb
May my life like that of the moth be oh Lord
May I love the lamp of knowledge oh Lord

ہو مرا کام غريبوں کی حمايت کرنا
دردمندوں سے ضعيفوں سے محبت کرنا
Ho mera kaam gharibon ki himayat karna
Dardmando se za'eefon se mohabbat karna
May supportive of the poor my life's way be
May loving the old, the suffering my way be

مرے اللہ! برائی سے بچانا مُجھ کو
نيک جو راہ ہو اسی رہ پہ چلانا مجھ کو
Mere allah burai se bachana mujhko
Naik jo rah ho, ussi reh pe chalana mujhko
My God! Protect me from the evil ways
Show me the path leading to the good ways

References
  1. Muḥammad Ikrām Cug̲h̲tāʾī (2003). Iqbal, new dimensions: a collection of unpublished and rare Iqbalian studies. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 172. ISBN 978-969-35-1433-9.
  2. M. Athar Tahir (1992). Punjab portraits. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-969-35-0189-6.
  3. "Headmaster suspended for making children recite prayers of madarsas". Hindustan Times. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-08. But headmaster Furqan Ali was making school children sing ‘lab pe aati hai dua ban ke tamanna meri’ (a song penned by prominent poet Iqbal recited in many Urdu schools and madarsas).
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBm-YkQxObo
  5. "Diversity in India like nowhere in the world". Jagran.com. 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  6. Anna MM Vetticad Jun 14, 2018 11:42:53 IST (2018-06-14). "Director's Cut: Meghna Gulzar on Alia, Raazi, Muslim bashing and insecurities that lead to majoritarianism- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  7. https://www.newsclick.in/punished-prayer-my-lips
  8. https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/should-schools-have-prayers/article29789714.ece
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