kahaan jaaoge aur kuch der men lut jaaegaa har baam pe chaand
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Aur kuch der men luT jaa.egaa har baam pe chaand
Aks kho jaa.enge aa.eene taras jaa.enge
Arsh ke deeda-e-namnaak se baaree-baaree
Sab sitaare sar-e-khaashaak baras jaa.enge
Aas ke maare thake haare shabistaanon men
Apnee tanhaa.ee sameTegaa, bichhaa.egaa koi
Bevafaa.ee kee ghaDee, tark-e-madaaraat kaa waqt
Is ghaDee apne sivaa yaad na aa.egaa koi
Tark-e-dunya kaa samaan khatm-e-mulaaqaat kaa waqt
Is ghaDee ai dil-e-aavaara kahaan jaaoge
Is ghaDee koi kasee kaa bhee nahin rehne do
Koee is waqt mile gaa hee nahin rehne do
Aur mile gaa bhee is taur ki pachhtaaoge
Is ghaDee ai dil-e-aavaara kahaan jaaoge
Aur kuch der Thahar jaao ki phir nashtar-e-sub.h
Zakhm kee tarah har ik aankh ko bedaar kare
Aur har kushta-e-vaamaandgee-e-aakhir-e-shab
Bhuul kar saa.at-e-darmaandagee-e-aakhir-e-shab
Jaan pahchaan mulaaqaat pe israar kare
Aur kuch der mein luT jaega har baam pe chand
Aks kho jaenge aaine taras jaenge
Arsh ke dida-e-namnak se bari-bari
Sab sitare sar-e-KHashak baras jaenge
Aas ke mare thake haare shabistanon mein
Apni tanhai sameTega, bichhaega koi
Bewafai ki ghaDi, tark-e-madaraat ka waqt
Is ghaDi apne siwa yaad na aaega koi
Tark-e-duniya ka saman KHatm-e-mulaqat ka waqt
Is ghaDi ai dil-e-awara kahan jaoge
Is ghaDi koi kasi ka bhi nahin rehne do
Koi is waqt mile ga hi nahin rehne do
Aur mile ga bhi is taur ki pachhtaoge
Is ghaDi ai dil-e-awara kahan jaoge
Aur kuch der Thahar jao ki phir nashtar-e-subh
ZaKHm ki tarah har ek aankh ko bedar kare
Aur har kushta-e-wamandgi-e-aKHir-e-shab
Bhul kar saat-e-darmandagi-e-aKHir-e-shab
Jaan pahchan mulaqat pe israr kare