kab thahregaa dard ai dil kab raat basar hogii
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Kab Thahregaa dard ai dil kab raat basar hogee
Sunte the wo aa.enge sunte the sahar hogee
Kab jaan lahoo hogee kab ashk guhar hogaa
Kis din tiree shunvaa.ee ai deeda-e-tar hogee
Kab mahkegee fasl-e-gul kab bahkegaa mai-khaana
Kab sub.h-e-sukhan hogee kab shaam-e-nazar hogee
Vaa.iz hai na zaahid hai naaseh hai na qaatil hai
Ab shahr men yaaron kee kis tarah basar hogee
Kab tak abhee rah dekhen ai qaamat-e-jaanaana
Kab hashr muayyan hai tujh ko to khabar hogee