aakhirii khat wo waqt mirii jaan bahut duur nahin hai

— Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Wo waqt miree jaan bahut duur nahin hai Jab dard se ruk jaa.engee sab ziist kee raahen Aur had se guzar jaa.egaa andoh-e-nihaanee Thak jaa.engee tarsee huee naakaam nigaahen Chhin jaa.enge mujh se mire aansoo miree aahen Chhin jaa.egee mujh se miree be-kaar javaanee Shaayad miree ulfat ko bahut yaad karogee Apne dil-e-maa'soom ko naashaad karogee Aaogee miree gor pe tum ashk bahaane Nau-khez bahaaron ke haseen phuul chaDhaane Shaayad miree turbat ko bhee Thukraa ke chalogee Shaayad miree be-sood vafaaon pe hansogee Is vaz'-e-karam kaa bhee tumhen paas na hogaa Lekin dil-e-naakaam ko ehsaas na hogaa Al-qissa ma.aal-e-gham-e-ulfat pe hanso tum Yaa ashk bahaatee raho fariyaad karo tum Maazee pe nadaamat ho tumhen yaa ki masarrat Khaamosh paDaa so.egaa vaamaanda-e-ulfat Wo waqt meri jaan bahut dur nahin hai Jab dard se ruk jaengi sab zist ki rahen Aur had se guzar jaega andoh-e-nihani Thak jaengi tarsi hui nakaam nigahen Chhin jaenge mujh se mere aansu meri aahen Chhin jaegi mujh se meri be-kar jawani Shayad meri ulfat ko bahut yaad karogi Apne dil-e-ma'sum ko nashad karogi Aaogi meri gor pe tum ashk bahane Nau-KHez bahaaron ke hasin phul chaDhane Shayad meri turbat ko bhi Thukra ke chalogi Shayad meri be-sud wafaon pe hansogi Is waz'-e-karam ka bhi tumhein pas na hoga Lekin dil-e-nakaam ko ehsas na hoga Al-qissa maal-e-gham-e-ulfat pe hanso tum Ya ashk bahati raho fariyaad karo tum Mazi pe nadamat ho tumhein ya ki masarrat KHamosh paDa soega wamanda-e-ulfat