Shayari
na jaane kis liye ummid-vaar baiThaa huun
ik aisi raah pe jo teri rahguzar bhi nahin
aae to yuun ki jaise hamesha the mehrbaan
bhule to yuun ki goyaa kabhi aashnaa na the
آئے تو یوں کہ جیسے ہمیشہ تھے مہربان
بھولے تو یوں کہ گویا کبھی آشنا نہ تھے
aa.e to yuuñ ki jaise hamesha the mehrbān
bhūle to yuuñ ki goyā kabhī āshnā na the

Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani poet associated with the Progressive Writers Movement.
na jaane kis liye ummid-vaar baiThaa huun
ik aisi raah pe jo teri rahguzar bhi nahin
raat yuun dil mein tiri khoi hui yaad aai
jaise viraane mein chupke se bahaar aa jaae
har sadaa par lage hain kaan yahaan
dil sambhaale raho zabaan ki tarah
ai zulm ke maato lab kholo chup rahne vaalo chup kab tak
kuchh hashr to un se uTThegaa kuchh duur to naale jaaeinge
chaman pe ghaarat-e-gul-chin se jaane kyaa guzri
qafas se aaj sabaa be-qaraar guzri hai
karo kaj jabin pe sar-e-kafan mire qaatilon ko gumaan na ho
ki ghurur-e-ishq kaa baankpan pas-e-marg ham ne bhulaa diyaa