in mein lahu jalaa ho hamaaraa ki jaan o dil — 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

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

ulajh ke rah gae chehre miri nigaahon mein
kuchh itni tezi se badle the un ki baat ke rang

ye ghalat-fahmiyon kaa mausam hai
apne dil ko sanbhaal kar rakhnaa

kisi ki yaad se dil kaa andheraa aur baDhtaa hai
ye ghar mere sulagne se munavvar ho nahin saktaa

tire hijrat ke maare bastiyon se laD rahe hain
jinhein yaksar tire dil mein Thikaana chaahiye thaa