maqaam 'faiz' koi raah mein jachaa hi nahin — 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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

vo habib ho ki rahbar vo raqib ho ki rahzan
jo dayaar-e-dil se guzre use ham-kalaam kar lo

tazkire mein tire ik naam ko yuun joD diyaa
doston ne mujhe shishe ki tarah toD diyaa

idhar aa ham dikhaate hain ghazal kaa aaina tujh ko
ye kis ne kah diyaa gesu tire barham nahin pyaare

dushmanon se pashemaan honaa paDaa hai
doston kaa khulus aazmaane ke baad

is taraf dair udhar kaaba kidhar ko jaaun
is do-raahe mein kahaan yaar rahaa kartaa hai