judaa the ham to mayassar thiin qurbatein kitni — 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

saare manzar hasin lagte hain
duriyaan kam na hon to behtar hai

yahaan pe hansnaa ravaa hai ronaa hai be-hayaai
suqut-e-shahr-e-junun kaa maatam zaraa alag hai

hazaar rang mein mumkin hai dard kaa izhaar
tire firaaq mein marnaa hi kyaa zaruri hai

qalam mein zor jitnaa hai judaai ki badaulat hai
milan ke baa'd likhne vaale likhnaa chhoD dete hain

main to shab-e-firaaq thaa tum ek umr thi
phir bhi ziyaada tum se guzaara gayaa mujhe

shab-e-firaaq kai baar gosha-e-dil se
uThi to aah magar aah be-asar uTThi