Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar,
Chandni dil dukhaati rahi raat bhar,

Gaah jalti hui gaah bujhti hui,
Sham-e-ghamm jhilmilaati rahi raat bhar,

Koi khushbu badalti rahi pairahann,
Koi tasveer gaati rahi raat bhar,

Phir sabaa saya-e-shakh-e-gul ke talay,
Koi qissa sunaati rahi raat bhar,

Jo na aaya usay koi zanjeer-e-dar,
Har sadaa par bulaati rahi raat bhar,

Ek umeed se dil behelta raha,
Ik tamanna sataati rahi raat bhar..

Hum shaikh, na leader, na masaahab, na sahafi,
Jo khud nahin karte woh hidaayet na karen ge..

Woh baat saare fasaane main jis ka zikr na tha,
Woh baat un ko bohat naa-gawaar guzri hai..

Kab thehre ga dard aye dil kab raat bassar hogi,
Suntay thay woh aayen ge suntay thay sehar hogi,

Kab jaan lahuu hogi kab ashk guhar hoga,
Kis din teri shunvaayi ae deedaa-e-tar hogi,

Kab mehke gi fassl-e-gull kab behke ga maii-khaana,
Kab subhh-e-sukhann hogi kab shaamm-e-nazzar hogi,

Waayez hai na zahid hai naseh hai na qaatil hai,
Ab shehr main yaron ki kis tarah bassar hogi,

Kab tak abhi raah dekhen ae qaamat-e-jaanana,
Kab hashar muyayyan hai tujh ko to khabar hogi..

Hum ne sab sher main sanwaare thay,
Hum se jitne sukhan tumhare thay,

Rangg-o-khushhbuu ke husssn-o-khuubi ke,
Tum se thay jitne isti-yare thay,

Tere qaull-o-qaraaar se pehle,
Apne kuch aur bhi sahaare thay,

Jab woh laaal-o-gohhar hisaab kiye,
Jo tere gham ne dil pe vaaray thay,

Mere daaman main aa gire saare,
Jitne tashht-e-fallakk main taare thay,

Ummar-e-javved ki duaa karte,
Faiz itne woh kab hamare thay..

Naseeb azmaane ke din aa rahe hain,
Qareeb un ke aane ke din aa rahe hain,

Jo dil se kaha jo dil se suna hai,
Sab un ko sunaane ke din aa rahe hain,

Abhi se dil o jaan sar-e-raah rakh do,
Ke luttne lutaane ke din aa rahe hain,

Tapakne lagi un nigaahon se masti,
Nigaahen churaane ke din aa rahe hain,

Sabaa phir humen puchti phir rahi hai,
Chaman ko sajane ke din aa rahe hain,

Chalo faiz phir se kahin dil lagaayen,
Suna hai thikaane ke din aa rahe hain..

Woh aa rahe hain woh aate hain aa rahe hon ge,
Shab-e-firaaq ye keh kar guzaar dii ham ne..

Shaam-e-firaaq ab na puuch aayi aur aa ke ttal gayi,
Dil tha ke phir behhal geya jaan thi ke phir sambhal gayi,

Bazm-e-khayal main tere husn ki shamma jall gayi,
Dard ka chaand bujh geya hijr ki raaat dhhal gayi,

Jab tujhe yaad kar liya subh mehak mehak uthi,
Jab tera gham jagaa liya raat machal machal gayi,

Dil se to har maamla kar ke chale they saaf hum,
Kehne main un ke saamne baat badal badal gayi,

Akhir-e-shab ke hum safar ‘faiz’ na jaane kya huye,
Reh gayi kis jagah sabaa subh kidar nikal gayi..

Tum aaye ho na shab-e-intizaar guzri hai,
Talaash main hai sehar baar baar guzri hai,

Junoon main jitni bhi guzri bekaar guzri hai,
Agarche dil pe kharaabi hazaar guzri hai,

Woh baat saarey fasaane mein jis ka zikr na tha,
Woh baat un ko bohat naagvaar guzri hai,

Na gul khile hain, na un se mile, na mai pee hai,
Ajeeb rang main ab ke bahaar guzri hai,

Chaman pe ghaarat-e-gulcheen se jaane kya guzri,
Qaffass se aaj sabaa beqaraar guzri hai..

Hum musaafir yunhi masroof-e-safar jaayen ge,
Be-nishaan ho gaye jab sheher to ghar jaayen ge,

Kis qadar hoga yahan mehr -o-wafa ka maatam,
Hum teri yaad se jis roz utar jaayen ge,

Jauhri band kiye jaate hain bazaar-e-sukhan,
Hum kisse bechne almaas-o-gauhar jayen ge,

Nemat-e-zeest ka yeh qarzz chukega kaise,
Laakh ghabraa ke yeh kehte hain rahen mar jaayen ge,

Shayed apna bhi koi bait hudi-khvan ban kar,
Saath jaaye ga mere yaar jidhar jaayen ge,

Faiz aate hain rah-e-ishq main jo sakht maqaam,
Aaney walon se kaho hum to guzar jaayen ge..