Wo baat jis ka saare fasaane mein zikr tha,
Wo baat unko bohat na-gawaar guzri hai.
About Faiz Ahmad Faiz
20th Century (Marxist Progressive) · Tenderness and revolt in the same breathFaiz Ahmad Faiz was one of the most influential left-wing Urdu poets of the 20th century. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and is celebrated for merging romantic lyricism with revolutionary struggle.
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Aur bhi dukh hain zamane mein mohabbat ke siwa,
Rahatein aur bhi hain vasl ki raahat ke siwa.
“There are other sorrows in this world besides love; there are other comforts besides the comfort of union with the beloved.”
Hum dekhenge, lazim hai ke hum bhi dekhenge,
Wo din ke jis ka waada hai, jo lauh-e-azal mein likha hai.
“We shall witness — it is certain that we too shall witness — that day which has been promised, which is written on the eternal tablet.”
Mujh se pehli si mohabbat mere mehboob na maang,
Maine samjha tha ke tu hai to darakhshan hai hayat.
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Reading Faiz Ahmad Faiz: where this sher fits
Themes to watch for: love and justice as one subject, imprisonment and hope, collective struggle, exile and homecoming, beauty under pressure. Read 'Mujh se pehli si mohabbat', 'Bol' and 'Hum Dekhenge' together; they show his journey from private romance to public conscience.
Worth knowing: Faiz re-purposed classical love imagery — the rose, the beloved's lock of hair — as coded references to revolution, which is why his poems can be read both ways.