dard aaegaa dabe paanv aur kuch der men jab phir mire tanhaa dil ko
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Aur kuch der men jab phir mire tanhaa dil ko
Fikr aa legee ki tanhaa.ee kaa kya chaara kare
Dard aa.egaa dabe paanv liye surkh charaagh
Vo jo ik dard dhaDaktaa hai kaheen dil se pare
Shola-e-dard jo pahloo men lapak uTThegaa
Dil kee deevaar pe har naqsh damak uTThegaa
Halqa-e-zulf kaheen gosha-e-rukhsaar kaheen
Hijr kaa dasht kaheen gulshan-e-deedaar kaheen
Lutf kee baat kaheen pyaar kaa iqraar kaheen
Dil se phir hogee miree baat ki ai dil ai dil
Ye jo mahboob banaa hai tiree tanhaa.ee kaa
Ye to mehmaan hai ghaDee-bhar kaa chalaa jaa.egaa
Us se kab teree museebat kaa mudaavaa hogaa
Mushta.il ho ke abhee uTThenge vahshee saa.e
Ye chalaa jaa.egaa rah jaa.enge baaqee saa.e
Raat-bhar jin se tiraa khoon-kharaabaa hogaa
Jang Thahree hai koi khel nahin hai ai dil
Dushman-e-jaan hain sabhee saare ke saare qaatil
Ye kaDee raat bhee ye saa.e bhee tanhaa.ee bhee
Dard aur jang men kuch mel nahin hai ai dil
Laao sulgaao koi josh-e-ghazab kaa angaar
Taish kee aatish-e-jarraar kahaan hai laao
Vo dahaktaa huaa gulzaar kahaan hai laao
Jis men garmee bhee hai harkat bhee tavaanaa.ee bhee
Ho na ho apne qabeele kaa bhee koi lashkar
Muntazir hogaa andhere kee faseelon ke udhar
Un ko sholon ke rajaz apna pataa to denge
Khair ham tak wo na pahunche bhee sadaa to denge
Duur kitnee hai abhee sub.h bataa to denge
Aur kuch der mein jab phir mere tanha dil ko
Fikr aa legi ki tanhai ka kya chaara kare
Dard aaega dabe panw liye surKH charagh
Wo jo ek dard dhaDakta hai kahin dil se pare
Shola-e-dard jo pahlu mein lapak uTThega
Dil ki diwar pe har naqsh damak uTThega
Halqa-e-zulf kahin gosha-e-ruKHsar kahin
Hijr ka dasht kahin gulshan-e-didar kahin
Lutf ki baat kahin pyar ka iqrar kahin
Dil se phir hogi meri baat ki ai dil ai dil
Ye jo mahbub bana hai teri tanhai ka
Ye to mehman hai ghaDi-bhar ka chala jaega
Us se kab teri musibat ka mudawa hoga
Mushtail ho ke abhi uTThenge wahshi sae
Ye chala jaega rah jaenge baqi sae
Raat-bhar jin se tera KHun-KHaraba hoga
Jang Thahri hai koi khel nahin hai ai dil
Dushman-e-jaan hain sabhi sare ke sare qatil
Ye kaDi raat bhi ye sae bhi tanhai bhi
Dard aur jang mein kuch mel nahin hai ai dil
Lao sulgao koi josh-e-ghazab ka angar
Taish ki aatish-e-jarrar kahan hai lao
Wo dahakta hua gulzar kahan hai lao
Jis mein garmi bhi hai harkat bhi tawanai bhi
Ho na ho apne qabile ka bhi koi lashkar
Muntazir hoga andhere ki fasilon ke udhar
Un ko sholon ke rajaz apna pata to denge
KHair hum tak wo na pahunche bhi sada to denge
Dur kitni hai abhi subh bata to denge