Shayari
dil nā-umīd to nahīñ nākām hī to hai
lambī hai ġham kī shaam magar shaam hī to hai

فیض احمد فیض
poet · 1911–1984
Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani poet associated with the Progressive Writers Movement.
dil nā-umīd to nahīñ nākām hī to hai
lambī hai ġham kī shaam magar shaam hī to hai
kab Thahregā dard ai dil kab raat basar hogī
sunte the vo ā.eñge sunte the sahar hogī
ye daaġh daaġh ujālā ye shab-gazīda sahar
vo intizār thā jis kā ye vo sahar to nahīñ
jo nafas thā ḳhār-e-gulū banā jo uThe the haath lahū hue
vo nashāt-e-āh-e-sahr ga.ī vo vaqār-e-dast-e-duā gayā
shaiḳh sāhab se rasm-o-rāh na kī
shukr hai zindagī tabāh na kī
'faiz' thī raah sar-ba-sar manzil
ham jahāñ pahuñche kāmyāb aa.e
raat yuuñ dil meñ tirī khoī huī yaad aa.ī
jaise vīrāne meñ chupke se bahār aa jaa.e
na jaane kis liye ummīd-vār baiThā huuñ
ik aisī raah pe jo terī rahguzar bhī nahīñ
ik tarz-e-taġhāful hai so vo un ko mubārak
ik arz-e-tamannā hai so ham karte raheñge
duniyā ne terī yaad se begāna kar diyā
tujh se bhī dil-fareb haiñ ġham rozgār ke
jo talab pe ahd-e-vafā kiyā to vo ābrū-e-vafā ga.ī
sar-e-ām jab hue mudda.ī to savāb-e-sidq-o-vafā gayā
haañ nukta-varo laao lab-o-dil kī gavāhī
haañ naġhmagaro sāz-e-sadā kyuuñ nahīñ dete