mulaaqaat ye raat us dard kaa shajar hai
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Ye raat us dard kaa shajar hai
Jo mujh se tujh se azeem-tar hai
Azeem-tar hai ki is kee shaakhon
Men laakh mish.al-ba-kaf sitaaron
Ke kaarvaan ghar ke kho ga.e hain
Hazaar mahtaab is ke saa.e
Men apna sab nuur ro ga.e hain
Ye raat us dard kaa shajar hai
Jo mujh se tujh se azeem-tar hai
Magar isee raat ke shajar se
Ye chand lamhon ke zard patte
Gire hain aur tere gesuon men
Ulajh ke gulnaar ho ga.e hain
Isee kee shabnam se khaamushee ke
Ye chand qatre tiree jabeen par
Baras ke hiire piro ga.e hain
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Bahut siyah hai ye raat lekin
Isee siyaahi men roonumaa hai
Vo nahr-e-khoon jo miree sadaa hai
Isee ke saa.e men nuur gar hai
Vo mauj-e-zar jo tiree nazar hai
Vo gham jo is waqt teree baanhon
Ke gulsitaan men sulag raha hai
Vo gham jo is raat kaa samar hai
Kuchh aur tap jaa.e apnee aahon
Kee aanch men to yahee sharar hai
Har ik siyah shaakh kee kamaan se
Jigar men TuuTe hain tiir jitne
Jigar se noche hain aur har ik
Kaa ham ne tesha banaa liyaa hai
3
Alam-naseebon jigar-figaaron
Kee sub.h aflaak par nahin hai
Jahaan pe ham tum khaDe hain donon
Sahar kaa raushan ufuq yaheen hai
Yaheen pe gham ke sharaar khil kar
Shafaq kaa gulzaar ban ga.e hain
Yaheen pe qaatil dukhon ke teshe
Qataar andar qataar kirnon
Ke aatisheen haar ban ga.e hain
Ye gham jo is raat ne diyaa hai
Ye gham sahar kaa yaqeen banaa hai
Yaqeen jo gham se kareem-tar hai
Sahar jo shab se azeem-tar hai
Ye raat us dard ka shajar hai
Jo mujh se tujh se azim-tar hai
Azim-tar hai ki is ki shaKHon
Mein lakh mishal-ba-kaf sitaron
Ke karwan ghar ke kho gae hain
Hazar mahtab is ke sae
Mein apna sab nur ro gae hain
Ye raat us dard ka shajar hai
Jo mujh se tujh se azim-tar hai
Magar isi raat ke shajar se
Ye chand lamhon ke zard patte
Gire hain aur tere gesuon mein
Ulajh ke gulnar ho gae hain
Isi ki shabnam se KHamushi ke
Ye chand qatre teri jabin par
Baras ke hire piro gae hain
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Bahut siyah hai ye raat lekin
Isi siyahi mein runuma hai
Wo nahr-e-KHun jo meri sada hai
Isi ke sae mein nur gar hai
Wo mauj-e-zar jo teri nazar hai
Wo gham jo is waqt teri banhon
Ke gulsitan mein sulag raha hai
Wo gham jo is raat ka samar hai
Kuchh aur tap jae apni aahon
Ki aanch mein to yahi sharar hai
Har ek siyah shaKH ki kaman se
Jigar mein TuTe hain tir jitne
Jigar se noche hain aur har ek
Ka hum ne tesha bana liya hai
3
Alam-nasibon jigar-figaron
Ki subh aflak par nahin hai
Jahan pe hum tum khaDe hain donon
Sahar ka raushan ufuq yahin hai
Yahin pe gham ke sharar khil kar
Shafaq ka gulzar ban gae hain
Yahin pe qatil dukhon ke teshe
Qatar andar qatar kirnon
Ke aatishin haar ban gae hain
Ye gham jo is raat ne diya hai
Ye gham sahar ka yaqin bana hai
Yaqin jo gham se karim-tar hai
Sahar jo shab se azim-tar hai