fareb-e-aarzu ki sahl-angaari nahin jaati — Faiz Ahmad Faiz

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

shikaayat us se nahin apne-aap se hai mujhe
vo bevafaa thaa to main aas kyuun lagaa baiThaa

bevafaai kaa mujhe ilzaam detaa thaa vo shakhs
main ne bhi itnaa kiyaa bas us ko sachchaa kar diyaa

fareb-e-saaqi-e-mahfil na puchhiye 'majruh'
sharaab ek hai badle hue hain paimaane

khudaa ke naam pe kyaa kyaa fareb dete hain
zamaana-saaz ye rahbar bhi main bhi duniyaa bhi

vaqt hotaa hai bevafaa yaaro
aadmi bevafaa nahin hotaa

bevafaai ki jab bhi baat chali
baa-khudaa tum bahut hi yaad aae