zindagi kyaa kisi muflis ki qabaa hai jis mein — 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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

ham udaasi ke parastaar sahi
hanste chehron ko duaa dete hain

mere gham mujh se ye puchhaa karte hain
ghar mein pankhaa hai to rassi bhi hogi

mere aangan ki udaasi na gai
roz mehmaan bulaae main ne