jo nafas thā ḳhār-e-gulū banā jo uThe the haath lahū hue — Faiz Ahmad Faiz

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

''aap kī yaad aatī rahī raat bhar''
chāñdnī dil dukhātī rahī raat bhar

ye daaġh daaġh ujālā ye shab-gazīda sahar
vo intizār thā jis kā ye vo sahar to 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

duniyā ne terī yaad se begāna kar diyā
tujh se bhī dil-fareb haiñ ġham rozgār ke

jo zahr pī chukā huuñ tumhīñ ne mujhe diyā
ab tum to zindagī kī duā.eñ mujhe na do

gar tujh ko hai yaqīn-e-ijābat duā na maañg
ya.anī baġhair-e-yak-dil-e-be-mudda.ā na maañg

ham se khul jaao ba-vaqt-e-mai-parastī ek din
varna ham chheḌeñge rakh kar uzr-e-mastī ek din

hatheliyoñ kī duā phuul ban ke aa.ī ho
kabhī to rang mire haath kā hinā.ī ho

maiñ ne junūñ se kī jo 'asad' iltimās-e-rañg
ḳhūn-e-jigar meñ ek hī ġhota diyā mujhe

maiñ kyā karūñ mire qātil na chāhne par bhī
tire liye mire dil se duā nikaltī hai