zikr-e-shab-e-firaaq se vahashat use bhii thii

zikr-e-shab-e-firaaq se vahashat use bhii thii
merii tarah kisii se muhabbat use bhii thii

mujh ko bhii shauq thaa naye cheharo.n kii diid kaa
rastaa badal ke chalane kii aadat use bhii thii

us raat der tak vo rahaa mahv-e-guftaguu
masruuf mai.n bhii kam thaa faraaGat use bhii thii

sunataa thaa vo bhii sab se puraanii kahaaniyaa.N
taazaa rafaaqato.n kii zaruurat use bhii thii

mujh se bichha.D ke shahar me.n ghul mil gayaa vo shaKhs
haalaa.Nke shahar bhar se raqabat use bhii thii

vo mujh se ba.Dh ke zabt kaa aadii thaa jii gayaa
varnaa har ek saa.Ns qayaamat use bhii thii

 

itanii muddat baad mile ho

itanii muddat baad mile ho
kin socho.n me.n gum rahate ho

tez havaa ne mujh se puuchhaa
ret pe kyaa likhate rahate ho

kaun sii baat hai tum me.n aisii
itane achchhe kyo.n lagate ho

ham se na puuchho hijr ke qisse
apanii kaho ab tum kaise ho
 

tum merii aa.Nkh ke tevar na bhulaa paaoge
Wasi Shah


tum merii aa.Nkh ke tevar na bhulaa paaoge
a.nkahii baat ko samajhoge to yaad aauu.Ngaa

ham ne Khushiyo.n kii tarah dukh bhii ikaTThe dekhe
safaah-e-ziist ko palaToge to yaad aauu.Ngaa

isii a.ndaaz me.n hote the muKhaatib mujh se
Khat kisii aur ko likhoge to yaad aauu.Ngaa

sard raato.n ke mahakate hu_e sannnaaTo.n me.n
jab kisii phuul ko chuumoge to yaad aauu.Ngaa

ab tere ashk mai.n ho.nTho.n se churaa letaa huu.N
haath se Khud i.nhe.n po.nchhoge to yaad aauu.Ngaa

shaal pahanaa_egaa ab kaun disambar me.n tumhe.n
baarisho.n me.n kabhii bhiigoge to yaadd aauu.Ngaa

aaj tuu mahafil-e-yaaraa.N pe ho maGaruur bahut
jab kabhii TuuT ke bikharoge to yaad aauu.Ngaa

haadase aaye.nge jiivan me.n to tum hoke niDhaal
kisii diivaar ko thaamoge to yaad aa_uu.Ngaa

is me.n shaamil hai merii baKht kii taariikii bhii
tum siyaah rang jo pahanoge to yaad aauu.Ngaa
 

kaash mai.n tere hasiin haath kaa ka.ngan hotaa

tuu ba.De pyaar se ba.De chaao se ba.De aramaan ke saath
apanii naazuk sii kalaa_ii me.n cha.Dhaatii mujhako
aur betaabii se furqat ke Khizaa.N lamho.n me.n
tuu kisii soch me.n Duubii jo ghumaatii mujhako
mai.n tere haath kii Khushbuu se mahak saa jaataa
jab kabhii "mood" me.n aa kar mujhe chuumaa karatii
tere ho.nTho.n kii shiddat se mai.n dahak saa jaataa


raat ko jab bhii tuu nii.ndo.n ke safar par jaatii
mar-marii haath kaa ik takiyaa banaayaa karatii
mai.n tere kaan se lag kar ka_ii baate.n karataa
terii zulfo.n ko tere gaal ko chuumaa karataa
jab bhii tuu ba.nd qabaa kholane lagatii jaanaa.N
apanii aa.Nkho.n ko tere husn se kheraa karataa
mujh ko betaab saa rakhataa terii chaahat kaa nashaa
mai.n terii ruuh ke gulashan me.n mahakataa rahataa
mai.n tere jism ke aa.Ngan me.n khanakataa rahataa
kuchh nahii.n to yahii benaam saa ba.ndhan hotaa

kaash mai.n tere hasiin haath kaa ka.ngan hotaa
 

dayaar-e-Gair me.n kaise tujhe sadaa dete
tuu mil bhii jaataa to tujhe ga.Nvaa dete

tumhii.n ne ham ko sunaayaa na apanaa dukh varanaa
duaa vo karate ke ham aasamaan hilaa dete

hame.n ye zom rahaa ab ke vo pukaare.nge
u.nhe.n ye zid thii ke har baar ham sadaa dete

vo teraa Gam thaa ke taasiir mere lahaje kii
ke jis ko haal sunaate use rulaa dete

tumhe.n bhulaanaa hii avval to dastaaras me.n nahii.n
jo iKhtiyaar bhii hotaa to kyaa bhulaa dete

tumhaarii yaad ne ko_ii javaab hii na diyaa
mere Khayaal ke aa.Nsuu rahe sadaa dete

sama'to.n ko mai.n taa-umr kosataa "Syed"
vo kuchh na kahate magar ho.nTh to hilaa dete

 

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

kab tak dil kii Khair manaaye.n, kab tak raah dikhaaoge
kab tak chain kii mohalat doge, kab tak yaad na aaoge


biitaa diid ummiid kaa mausam, Khaak u.Datii hai aa.Nkho.n me.n
kab bhejoge dard kaa baadal, kab barkhaa barasaaoge


ahad-e-vafaa aur tark-e-muhabbat jo chaaho so aap karo
apane bas kii baat hii kyaa hai, hamase kyaa manavaaoge


kisane vasl kaa suuraj dekhaa, kis par hijr kii raat Dhalii
gesuo.n vaale kaun the, kyaa the, un ko kyaa jatalaaoge


'Faiz' dilo.n ke bhaag me.n hai ghar basanaa bhii luT jaanaa bhii
tum us husn ke lutf-o-karam par kitane din itaraaoge
 

himmat-e-iltijaa nahii.n baaqii


himmat-e-iltijaa nahii.n baaqii
zabt kaa hausalaa nahii.n baaqii

ik terii diid chhin ga_ii mujh se
varnaa duniyaa me.n kyaa nahii.n baaqii

apanii mashq-e-sitam se haath na khe.nch
mai.n nahii.n yaa vafaa nahii.n baaqii

terii chashm-e-alam_navaaz kii Khair
dil me.n ko_ii gilaa nahii.n baaqii

ho chukaa Khatm ahad-e-hijr-o-visaal
zindagii me.n mazaa nahii.n baaqii
 

Faiz Ahmed Faiz


go sab ko baa-ham saaGar-o-baadaa to nahii.n thaa
ye shahar udaas itanaa ziyaadaa to nahii.n thaa

vaa_iz se rah-o-rasm rahii ri.nd se sohabat
farq in me.n ko_ii itanaa ziyaadaa to nahii.n thaa

thak kar yuu.N hii pal bhar ke liye aa.Nkh lagii thii
so kar hii na uTThe.n ye iraadaa to nahii.n thaa
 

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

kabhii kabhii yaad me.n ubharate hai.n naqsh-e-maazii miTe miTe se
vo aazamaa_ish sii dil-o-nazar kii, vo qurabate.n sii vo faasale se

kabhii aarazuu ke seharaa me.n aake rukate hai.n qaafile se
vo saarii baate.n lagaav kii sii vo saare unavaa.N visaal ke se

nigah-o-dil ko qaraar kaisaa nishaat-o-Gam me.n kamii kahaa.N kii
vo jab mile hai.n to un se har baar kii hai ulfat naye sire se


bahut giraa.N hai ye aish-e-tanhaa kahii.n sabukatar kahii.n gavaaraa
vo dard-e-pinhaa.N ki saarii duniyaa rafiiq thii jisake vaaste se

tumhii.n kaho ri.nd-o-muhtasib me.n ho aaj shab kaun farq aisaa
ye aake baiThe hai.n maikade me.n vo uThake aaye hai.n maikade se

 

aaj ke din na puuchho mere dosto
duur kitane hai.n Khushiyaa.N manaane ke din
khul ke ha.Nsane ke din giit gaane ke din
pyaar karane ke din dil lagaane ke din

aaj ke din na puuchho mere dosto
zaKhm kitane abhii baKht-e-bismil me.n hai.n
dasht kitane abhii raah-e-ma.nzil me.n hai.n
tiir kitane abhii dast-e-qaatil me.n hai.n

aaj ke din zubuu.N hai mere dosto
aaj ke din to yuu.N hai mere dosto
jaise dard-o-alam ke puraane nishaa.N
sab chale suu-e-dil kaaravaa.N kaaravaa.N
haath siine pe rakho to har ustaKhvaa.N
se uThe naalaa-e-al'amaa.N al'amaa.N

aaj ke din na puuchho mere dosto
kab tumhaare lahuu ke dariidaa alam
farq-e-Khurshiid-e-mahashar pe ho.nge raqam
az karaa.N taa karaa.N kab tumhaare qadam
leke uThegaa vo bahar-e-Khuu.N yam-ba-yam
jis dil me.n dhul jaayegaa aaj ke din kaa Gam
saare dard-o-alam saare jaur-e-sitam
duur kitanii hai Khurshiid-e-mahashar kii lau
aaj ke din na puuchho mere dosto

 

Gam kii baarish ne bhii tere naqsh ko dhoyaa nahii.n

Gam kii baarish ne bhii tere naqsh ko dhoyaa nahii.n
tuune mujh ko kho diyaa mai.n ne tujhe khoyaa nahii.n

[naqsh = mark]

niind kaa halkaa gulaabii-saa Khumaar aa.Nkho.n me.n thaa
yuu.N lagaa jaise vo shab ko der tak soyaa nahii.n

[Khumaar = intoxication]

har taraf diivaar-o-dar aur un me.n aa.Nkho.n kaa hujuum
kah sake jo dil kii haalat vo lab-e-goyaa nahii.n

[hujuum = crowd; lab-e-goyaa = lips that can speak]

jurm aadam ne kiyaa aur nasl-e-aadam ko sazaa
kaaTataa huu.N zindagii bhar mai.n ne jo boyaa nahii.n

[aadam = Adam; nasl-e-aadam = mankind]

jaanataa huu.N ek aise shaKhs ko mai.n bhii 'Munir'
Gam se patthar ho gayaa lekin kabhii royaa nahii.n

[shaKhs = person]

 

tumhaarii yaad ke jab zaKhm bharane lagate hai.n
kisii bahaane tumhe.n yaad karane lagate hai.n

hadiis-e-yaar ke unavaa.N nikharane lagate hai.n
to har hariim me.n gesuu sa.Nvarane lagate hai.n

har ajanabii hame.n maharam dikhaa_ii detaa hai
jo ab bhii terii galii galii se guzarane lagate hai.n

sabaa se karate hai.n Gurbat-nasiib zikr-e-vatan
to chashm-e-subah me.n aa.Nsuu ubharane lagate hai.n

vo jab bhii karate hai.n is nutq-o-lab kii baKhiyaagarii
fazaa me.n aur bhii naGme.n bikharane lagate hai.n

dar-e-qafas pe a.Ndhere kii muhar lagatii hai
to "Faiz" dil me.n sitaare utarane lagate hai.n

------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------

tere Gam ko jaa.N kii talaash thii tere jaa.N-nisaar chale gaye
terii raah me.n karate the sar talab sar-e-raah-guzar chale gaye

terii kaj-adaa_ii se haar ke shab-e-i.ntazaar chalii ga_ii
mere zabt-e-haal se ruuTh kar mere Gam-gusaar chale gaye

na savaal-e-vasl na arz-e-Gam na hikaayate.n na shikaayate.n
tere ahad me.n dil-e-zaar ke sabhii iKhtiyaar chale gaye

ye hamii.n the jin ke libaas par sr-e-raah siyaahii likhii ga_ii
yahii daaG the jo sajaa ke ham sar-e-bazm-e_yaar chale gaye

na rahaa junuu.N-e-ruKh-e-vafaa ye rasan ye daar karoge kyaa
ji.nhe.n jurm-e-ishq pe naaz thaa vo gunaahagaar chale gaye