Shayari
dil nā-umīd to nahīñ nākām hī to hai
lambī hai ġham kī shaam magar shaam hī to hai
''aap kī yaad aatī rahī raat bhar''
chāñdnī dil dukhātī rahī raat bhar

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
mirī jaan aaj kā ġham na kar ki na jaane kātib-e-vaqt ne
kisī apne kal meñ bhī bhuul kar kahīñ likh rakhī hoñ masarrateñ
ye daaġh daaġh ujālā ye shab-gazīda sahar
vo intizār thā jis kā ye vo sahar to nahīñ
na jaane kis liye ummīd-vār baiThā huuñ
ik aisī raah pe jo terī rahguzar bhī nahīñ
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
kitne nādāñ haiñ tire bhūlne vaale ki tujhe
yaad karne ke liye umr paḌī ho jaise
sunā hai vo mire baare meñ sochtā hai bahut
ḳhabar to hai hī magar mo'tabar zyāda nahīñ
zamāna saḳht kam-āzār hai ba-jān-e-asad
vagarna ham to tavaqqo zyāda rakhte haiñ
na itnā zulm kar ai chāñdnī bahr-e-ḳhudā chhup jā
tujhe dekhe se yaad aatā hai mujh ko māhtāb apnā
maiñ ne majnūñ pe laḌakpan meñ 'asad'
sang uThāyā thā ki sar yaad aayā
is zindagī meñ itnī farāġhat kise nasīb
itnā na yaad aa ki tujhe bhuul jaa.eñ ham