Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Aur bhi dukh hain zamane mein mohabbat ke siwa,

Rahatein aur bhi hain vasl ki raahat ke siwa.

Hum dekhenge, lazim hai ke hum bhi dekhenge,

Wo din ke jis ka waada hai, jo lauh-e-azal mein likha hai.

Mujh se pehli si mohabbat mere mehboob na maang,

Maine samjha tha ke tu hai to darakhshan hai hayat.

Bol ke lab aazaad hain tere, bol zabaan ab tak teri hai,

Tera sutwaan jism hai tera, bol ke jaan ab tak teri hai.

Dil na-umeed to nahi, nakaam hi to hai,

Lambi hai gham ki shaam, magar shaam hi to hai.

Maqaam Faiz koi raah mein jacha hi nahi,

Jo koo-e-yaar se nikle to sooy-e-daar chale.

Gulon mein rang bhare, baad-e-naubahar chale,

Chale bhi ao ke gulshan ka karobaar chale.

Aaye kuch abr kuch sharaab aaye,

Uske baad jo aazaab aaye, wo aazaab aaye.

Kab yaad mein tera sath nahi, kab haath mein tera haat nahi,

Sad-shukr ke apni raaton mein, ab hijr ki koi raat nahi.

Nisaar main teri galiyon pe aey watan ke jahan,

Chali hai rasm ke koi na sar utha ke chale.

Wo baat jis ka saare fasaane mein zikr tha,

Wo baat unko bohat na-gawaar guzri hai.

Tum aaye ho na shab-e-intezaar guzri hai,

Talaash mein hai sahar jis ki wo bahaar guzri hai.

Faiz zinda rahein to kya rona,

Ek na ek din to maut aani hai.

Gham-e-jahan ho ya gham-e-yaar, dono hi azeez hain,

Ek se seekha hai jeena, doosre ne sikhayi maut.

Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar,

Chashm-e-nam muskurati rahi raat bhar.

Humne har daur mein seekha hai sar utha ke jeena,

Zulm ke samne jhukna humein aata hi nahi.

Garbaat mein hai jo maza wo mehlon mein kahan,

Dil ko sukoon wahi milta hai jahan koi shor na ho.

Chalo phir se ek naye safar ki shuruaat karein,

Bina kisi umeed ke, bina kisi saathi ke.

Aey ahl-e-wafa daad-e-wafa dena,

Hum ne jo kho diya wo tum kabhi na khona.

Faiz ka har labz ek nagma ban gaya,

Jo sunta gaya wo gun-gunata gaya.