mauzuu e sukhan gul huii jaatii hai afsurda sulagtii huii shaam
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Gul huee jaatee hai afsurda sulagtee huee shaam
Dhul ke niklegee abhee chashma-e-mahtaab se raat
Aur mushtaaq nigaahon kee sunee jaa.egee
Aur un haathon se mas honge ye tarse hue haat
Un kaa aanchal hai ki rukhsaar ki pairaahan hai
Kuchh to hai jis se huee jaatee hai chilman rangeen
Jaane us zulf kee mauhoom ghanee chhaanv men
TimTimaataa hai wo aaveza abhee tak ki nahin
Aaj phir husn-e-dil-aaraa kee vahee dhaj hogee
Vahee khvaabeeda see aankhen vahee kaajal kee lakeer
Rang-e-rukHsaar pe halkaa saa wo ghaaze kaa ghubaar
Sandalee haath pe dhundlee see hinaa kee tahreer
Apne afkaar kee ash.aar kee dunya hai yahee
Jaan-e-mazmoon hai yahee shaahid-e-ma.anee hai yahee
Aaj tak surkh o siyah sadiyon ke saa.e ke tale
Aadam o havvaa kee aulaad pe kya guzree hai?
Maut aur ziist kee rozaana saf-aaraa.ee men
Ham pe kya guzregee ajdaad pe kya guzree hai?
In damakte hue shahron kee faraavaan makhlooq
Kyuun faqat marne kee hasrat men jiyaa kartee hai
Ye haseen khet phaTaa paDtaa hai jauban jin kaa!
Kis liye in men faqat bhuuk ugaa kartee hai
Ye har ik samt pur-asraar kaDee deevaaren
Jal-bujhe jin men hazaaron kee javaanee ke charaagh
Ye har ik gaam pe un khawabon kee maqtal-gaahen
Jin ke partav se charaaghaan hain hazaaron ke dimaagh
Ye bhee hain aise ka.ee aur bhee mazmoon honge
Lekin us shokh ke aahista se khulte hue honT
Haa.e us jism ke kambakht dil-aavez khutoot
Aap hee kahiye kaheen aise bhee afsoon honge
Apnaa mauzu-e-sukhan un ke sivaa aur nahin
Tab.a-e-shaa.er kaa vatan un ke sivaa aur nahin
Gul hui jati hai afsurda sulagti hui sham
Dhul ke niklegi abhi chashma-e-mahtab se raat
Aur mushtaq nigahon ki suni jaegi
Aur un hathon se mas honge ye tarse hue hat
Un ka aanchal hai ki ruKHsar ki pairahan hai
Kuchh to hai jis se hui jati hai chilman rangin
Jaane us zulf ki mauhum ghani chhanw mein
TimTimata hai wo aaweza abhi tak ki nahin
Aaj phir husn-e-dil-ara ki wahi dhaj hogi
Wahi KHwabida si aankhen wahi kajal ki lakir
Rang-e-rukHsar pe halka sa wo ghaze ka ghubar
Sandali hath pe dhundli si hina ki tahrir
Apne afkar ki ashaar ki duniya hai yahi
Jaan-e-mazmun hai yahi shahid-e-mani hai yahi
Aaj tak surKH o siyah sadiyon ke sae ke tale
Aadam o hawwa ki aulad pe kya guzri hai?
Maut aur zist ki rozana saf-arai mein
Hum pe kya guzregi ajdad pe kya guzri hai?
In damakte hue shahron ki farawan maKHluq
Kyun faqat marne ki hasrat mein jiya karti hai
Ye hasin khet phaTa paDta hai jauban jin ka!
Kis liye in mein faqat bhuk uga karti hai
Ye har ek samt pur-asrar kaDi diwaren
Jal-bujhe jin mein hazaron ki jawani ke charagh
Ye har ek gam pe un KHwabon ki maqtal-gahen
Jin ke partaw se charaghan hain hazaron ke dimagh
Ye bhi hain aise kai aur bhi mazmun honge
Lekin us shoKH ke aahista se khulte hue honT
Hae us jism ke kambaKHt dil-awez KHutut
Aap hi kahiye kahin aise bhi afsun honge
Apna mauzu-e-suKHan un ke siwa aur nahin
Taba-e-shaer ka watan un ke siwa aur nahin