vo log bahut Khush_qismat the

jo ishq ko kaam samajhate the

yaa kaam se aashiqii karate the
ham jiite jii masaruuf rahe
kuchh ishq kiyaa kuchh kaam kiyaa
kaam ishq ke aa.De aataa rahaa
aur ishq se kaam ulajhataa rahaa
phir aaKhir tang aakar ham ne
dono.n ko adhuuraa chho.D diyaa
[masaruuf = busy]

ye daaG daaG ujaalaa, ye shab_gaziidaa sahar

wo intazaar thaa jis kaa, ye wo sahar to nahii.n
ye wo sahar to nahii.n jis kii aarazuu lekar
chale the yaar ki mil jaayegii kahii.n na kahii.n
falak ke dasht me.n taro.n kii aaKharii ma.nzil
kahii.n to hogaa shab-e-sust mauj kaa saahil
kahii.n to jaa ke rukegaa safinaa-e-Gam-e-dil
jawaa.N lahuu kii pur-asaraar shaaharaaho.n se
chale jo yaar to daaman pe kitane haath pa.De
dayaar-e-husn kii be-sabr Khwaab-gaaho.n se
pukaratii rahii.n baahe.n, badan bulaate rahe
bahut aziiz thii lekin ruKh-e-sahar kii lagan
bahut qarii.n thaa hasiinaan-e-nuur kaa daaman
subuk subuk thii tamannaa, dabii dabii thii thakan
sunaa hai ho bhii chukaa hai firaq-e-zulmat-e-nuur
sunaa hai ho bhii chukaa hai wisaal-e-ma.nzil-o-gaam
badal chukaa hai bahut ahl-e-dard kaa dastuur
nishaat-e-wasl halaal-o-azaab-e-hijr-e-haraam
jigar kii aag, nazar kii uma.ng, dil kii jalan
kisii pe chaaraa-e-hijraa.N kaa kuchh asar hii nahii.n
kahaa.N se aaii nigaar-e-sabaa, kidhar ko gaii
abhii chiraaG-e-sar-e-rah ko kuchh Khabar hii nahii.n
abhii garaani-e-shab me.n kamii nahii.n aaii
najaat-e-diida-o-dil kii gha.Dii nahii.n aaii
chale chalo ki wo ma.nzil abhii nahii.n aaii
August 1947

bahaar aa_ii
bahaar aa_ii to jaise ek baar
lauT aaye hai.n phir adam se
vo Khvaab saare, shabaab saare
jo tere ho.nTho.n pe mar miTe the
jo miT ke har baar phir jiiye the
nikhar gaye hai.n gulaab saare
jo terii yaado.n se mushk_buu hai.n
jo tere ushshaaq kaa lahuu hai.n
ubal pa.De hai.n azaab saare
malaal-e-ahavaal-e-dostaa.N bhii
Khumaar-e-aaGosh-e-mahavashaa.N bhii
Gubaar-e-Khaatir ke baab saare
tere hamaare
savaal saare, javaab saare
bahaar aa_ii to khul gaye hai.n
naye sire se hisaab saare
[mushk_buu = musk like fragrance]
[ushshaaq = lovers; azaab = difficulties/pain]
[malaal-e-ahavaal-e-dostaa.N = sorrow at
friends' condition]
[Khumaar-e-aaGosh-e-mahvashaa.N = intoxication
of being in one's beloved's embrace]

Written in April 1975

Published in 'Shaam-e-Shahr-e-YaaraaN'

kyaa kare.n
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

merii terii nigaah me.n jo laakh i.ntazaar hai.n

jo mere tere tan badan me.n laakh dil fiGaar hai.n
jo merii terii u.ngaliyo.n kii behisii se sab qalam nazaar hai.n
jo mere tere shahar kii har ik galii me.n
mere tere naqsh-e-paaa ke be-nishaa.N mazaar hai.n
jo merii terii raat ke sitaare zaKhm zaKhm hai.n
jo merii terii subah ke gulaab chaak chaak hai.n
ye zaKhm saare be-davaa ye chaak saare be-rafuu
kisii pe raakh chaa.Nd kii kisii pe os kaa lahuu
ye hai.n bhii yaa nahii.n bataa

ye hai ki mahaz jaal hai

mere tumhaare a.nkabuut-e-vaham kaa bunaa huaa
jo hai to is kaa kyaa kare.n
nahii.n hai to bhii kyaa kare.n
bataa, bataa, bataa, bataa