ek rah guzar par
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Wo jis kee diid men laakhon masarraten pinhaan
Vo husn jis kee tamannaa men jannaten pinhaan
Hazaar fitne tah-e-paa-e-naaz khaak-nasheen
Har ik nigaah khumaar-e-shabaab se rangeen
Shabaab jis se takhayyul pe bijliyaan barsen
Vaqaar jis kee rafaaqat ko shokhiyaan tarsen
Adaa-e-laghzish-e-paa par qayaamaten qurbaan
Bayaaz-rukh pe sahar kee sabaahaten qurbaan
Siyaah zulfon men vaarafta nik.haton kaa hujoom
Taveel raaton kee khvaabeeda raahaton kaa hujoom
Vo aankh jis ke banaav pa khaaliq itraa.e
Zabaan-e-sher ko taareef karte sharm aa.e
Vo honT faiz se jin ke bahaar laala-farosh
Bahisht o kausar o tasneem o salsabeel ba-dosh
Gudaaz jism qabaa jis pe saj ke naaz kare
Daraaz qad jise sarv-e-sahee namaaz kare
Gharaz wo husn jo mohtaaj-e-vasf-o-naam nahin
Vo hasan jis kaa tasavvur bashar kaa kaam nahin
Kisee zamaane men is rah-guzar se guzraa tha
Ba-sad ghuroor o tajammul idhar se guzraa tha
Aur ab ye raah-guzar bhee hai dil-fareb o haseen
Hai is kee khaak men kaif-e-sharaab-o-sher makeen
Havaa men shokhee-e-raftaar kee adaa.en hain
Fazaa men narmee-e-guftaar kee sadaa.en hain
Gharaz wo husn ab is rah kaa juzv-e-manzar hai
Niyaaz-e-ishq ko ik sajda-gah mayassar hai
Wo jis ki did mein lakhon masarraten pinhan
Wo husn jis ki tamanna mein jannaten pinhan
Hazar fitne tah-e-pa-e-naz KHak-nashin
Har ek nigah KHumar-e-shabab se rangin
Shabab jis se taKHayyul pe bijliyan barsen
Waqar jis ki rafaqat ko shoKHiyan tarsen
Ada-e-laghzish-e-pa par qayamaten qurban
Bayaz-ruKH pe sahar ki sabahaten qurban
Siyah zulfon mein warafta nikhaton ka hujum
Tawil raaton ki KHwabida rahaton ka hujum
Wo aankh jis ke banaw pa KHaliq itrae
Zaban-e-sher ko tarif karte sharm aae
Wo honT faiz se jin ke bahaar lala-farosh
Bahisht o kausar o tasnim o salsabil ba-dosh
Gudaz jism qaba jis pe saj ke naz kare
Daraaz qad jise sarw-e-sahi namaz kare
Gharaz wo husn jo mohtaj-e-wasf-o-nam nahin
Wo hasan jis ka tasawwur bashar ka kaam nahin
Kisi zamane mein is rah-guzar se guzra tha
Ba-sad ghurur o tajammul idhar se guzra tha
Aur ab ye rah-guzar bhi hai dil-fareb o hasin
Hai is ki KHak mein kaif-e-sharab-o-sher makin
Hawa mein shoKHi-e-raftar ki adaen hain
Faza mein narmi-e-guftar ki sadaen hain
Gharaz wo husn ab is rah ka juzw-e-manzar hai
Niyaz-e-ishq ko ek sajda-gah mayassar hai