ai mere saare logo ab mire duusre baazuu pe wo shamshiir hai jo
— Ahmad Faraz
Ab mire doosre baazoo pe wo shamsheer hai jo
Is se pahle bhee miraa nisf badan kaaT chukee
Usee bandooq kee naalee hai miree samt ki jo
Is se pahle miree shah-rag kaa lahoo chaaT chukee
Phir vahee aag dar aa.ee hai miree galiyon men
Phir mire shahr men baarood kee boo phailee hai
Phir se ''too kaun hai main kaun hoon'' aapas men savaal
Phir vahee soch miyaan-e-man-o-too phailee hai
Miree bastee se pare bhee mire dushman honge
Par yahaan kab koi aghyaar kaa lashkar utraa
Aashnaa haath hee aksar miree jaanib lapke
Mere siine men sadaa apna hee khanjar utraa
Phir vahee khauf kee deevaar tazabzub kee fazaa
Phir vahee aam huiin ahl-e-riyaa kee baaten
Na.ara-e-hubb-e-vatan maal-e-tijaarat kee tarah
Jins-e-arzaan kee tarah deen-e-khuda kee baaten
Is se pahle bhee to aisi hee ghaDee aa.ee thee
Sub.h-e-vahshat kee tarah shaam-e-ghareebaan kee tarah
Is se pahle bhee to paimaan-e-wafa TuuTe the
Sheesha-e-dil kee tarah aa.eena-e-jaan kee tarah
Phir kahaan ahmareen honTon pe duaaon ke diye
Phir kahaan shabnameen chehron pe rifaaqat kee ridaa
Sandaleen paanv se mastaana-ravee rooth ga.ee
Marmareen haathon pe jal-bujh gaya angaar-e-hinaa
Dil-nasheen aankhon men furqat-zada kaajal royaa
Shaakh-e-baazoo ke liye zulf kaa baadal royaa
Misl-e-pairaahan-e-gul phir se badan chaak hue
Jaise apnon kee kamaanon men hon aghyaar ke tiir
Is se pahle bhee huaa chaand mohabbat kaa do-neem
Nok-e-dashna se khichee thee miree dhartee pe lakeer
Aaj aisa nahin aisa nahin hone denaa
Ai mire sokhta-jaano mire piyaare logo
Ab ke gar zalzale aa.e to qayaamat hogee
Mere dil-geer mire dard ke maare logo
Kisee ghaasib kisee zaalim kisee qaatil ke liye
Khud ko taqseem na karnaa mire saare logo
Ab mere dusre bazu pe wo shamshir hai jo
Is se pahle bhi mera nisf badan kaT chuki
Usi banduq ki nali hai meri samt ki jo
Is se pahle meri shah-rag ka lahu chaT chuki
Phir wahi aag dar aai hai meri galiyon mein
Phir mere shahr mein barud ki bu phaili hai
Phir se tu kaun hai main kaun hun aapas mein sawal
Phir wahi soch miyan-e-man-o-tu phaili hai
Meri basti se pare bhi mere dushman honge
Par yahan kab koi aghyar ka lashkar utra
Aashna hath hi aksar meri jaanib lapke
Mere sine mein sada apna hi KHanjar utra
Phir wahi KHauf ki diwar tazabzub ki faza
Phir wahi aam huin ahl-e-riya ki baaten
Nara-e-hubb-e-watan mal-e-tijarat ki tarah
Jins-e-arzan ki tarah din-e-KHuda ki baaten
Is se pahle bhi to aisi hi ghaDi aai thi
Subh-e-wahshat ki tarah sham-e-ghariban ki tarah
Is se pahle bhi to paiman-e-wafa TuTe the
Shisha-e-dil ki tarah aaina-e-jaan ki tarah
Phir kahan ahmarin honTon pe duaon ke diye
Phir kahan shabnamin chehron pe rifaqat ki rida
Sandalin panw se mastana-rawi ruTh gai
Marmarin hathon pe jal-bujh gaya angar-e-hina
Dil-nashin aankhon mein furqat-zada kajal roya
ShaKH-e-bazu ke liye zulf ka baadal roya
Misl-e-pairahan-e-gul phir se badan chaak hue
Jaise apnon ki kamanon mein hon aghyar ke tir
Is se pahle bhi hua chand mohabbat ka do-nim
Nok-e-dashna se khichi thi meri dharti pe lakir
Aaj aisa nahin aisa nahin hone dena
Ai mere soKHta-jaano mere piyare logo
Ab ke gar zalzale aae to qayamat hogi
Mere dil-gir mere dard ke mare logo
Kisi ghasib kisi zalim kisi qatil ke liye
KHud ko taqsim na karna mere sare logo