nahin nigaah men manzil to justujuu hi sahii

— Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Naheen nigaah men manzil to justujoo hee sahee Naheen visaal mayassar to aarzoo hee sahee Na tan men Khoon faraaham na ashk aankhon men Namaaz-e-shauq to vaajib hai be-vuzoo hee sahee Kisee tarah to jame bazm mai-kade vaalo Naheen jo baada-o-saaghar to haav-hoo hee sahee Gar intizaar kaThin hai to jab talak ai dil Kisee ke waada-e-fardaa kee guftugoo hee sahee Dayaar-e-ghair men mahram agar naheen koee To 'faiz' zikr-e-vatan apne roo-ba-roo hee sahee