Shayari
na jaane kis liye ummid-vaar baiThaa huun
ik aisi raah pe jo teri rahguzar bhi nahin
uTh kar to aa gae hain tiri bazm se magar
kuchh dil hi jaantaa hai ki kis dil se aae hain
اٹھ کر تو آ گئے ہیں تری بزم سے مگر
کچھ دل ہی جانتا ہے کہ کس دل سے آئے ہیں
uTh kar to aa ga.e haiñ tirī bazm se magar
kuchh dil hī jāntā hai ki kis dil se aa.e haiñ

Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani poet associated with the Progressive Writers Movement.
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
ruton ke rang badalte hue bhi banjar hai
vo ek khaas ilaaqa jo dil ke andar hai
aankh ko nam kiye baghair dil ko buraa kiye baghair
us ki gali se aa gae ham to sadaa kiye baghair
pareshaan hai bahut is dard se dil
havaa Thahre to kuchh tadbir Thahre
patvaar gir gai thi samundar ki god mein
dil kaa safina phir bhi lahu ke safar mein thaa