raqiib se aa ki vaabasta hain us husn ki yaaden tujh se
— Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Aa ki vaabasta hain us husn kee yaaden tujh se
Jis ne is dil ko paree-khaana banaa rakkhaa tha
Jis kee ulfat men bhulaa rakkhee thee dunya ham ne
Dahr ko dahr kaa afsaana banaa rakkhaa tha
Aashnaa hain tire qadmon se wo raahen jin par
Us kee mad.hosh javaanee ne inaayat kee hai
Kaarvaan guzre hain jin se usee raanaa.ee ke
Jis kee in aankhon ne be-sood ibaadat kee hai
Tujh se khelee hain wo mahboob havaa.en jin men
Us ke malboos kee afsurda mahak baaqee hai
Tujh pe barsaa hai usee baam se mahtaab kaa nuur
Jis men biitee huee raaton kee kasak baaqee hai
Too ne dekhee hai wo peshaanee wo rukhsaar wo honT
Zindagee jin ke tasavvur men luTaa dee ham ne
Tujh pe uTThee hain wo khoee huee saahir aankhen
Tujh ko ma.aloom hai kyuun umr ganvaa dee ham ne
Ham pe mushtarka hain ehsaan gham-e-ulfat ke
Itne ehsaan ki ginvaa.oon to ginvaa na sakoon
Ham ne is ishq men kya khoyaa hai kya seekhaa hai
Juz tire aur ko samjhaa.oon to samjhaa na sakoon
Aajizee seekhee ghareebon kee himaayat seekhee
Yaas-o-hirmaan ke dukh-dard ke ma.anee seekhe
Zer-daston ke masaa.ib ko samajhnaa seekhaa
Sard aahon ke rukh-e-zard ke ma.anee seekhe
Jab kaheen baith ke rote hain wo bekas jin ke
Ashk aankhon men bilakte hue so jaate hain
Naa-tavaanon ke nivaalon pe jhapaTte hain uqaab
Baazoo tole hue manDlaate hue aate hain
Jab kabhi biktaa hai baazaar men mazdoor kaa gosht
Shaah-raahon pe ghareebon kaa lahoo bahtaa hai
Aag see siine men rah rah ke ubaltee hai na poochh
Apne dil par mujhe qaaboo hee nahin rahtaa hai
Aa ki wabasta hain us husn ki yaaden tujh se
Jis ne is dil ko pari-KHana bana rakkha tha
Jis ki ulfat mein bhula rakkhi thi duniya hum ne
Dahr ko dahr ka afsana bana rakkha tha
Aashna hain tere qadmon se wo rahen jin par
Us ki madhosh jawani ne inayat ki hai
Karwan guzre hain jin se usi ranai ke
Jis ki in aankhon ne be-sud ibaadat ki hai
Tujh se kheli hain wo mahbub hawaen jin mein
Us ke malbus ki afsurda mahak baqi hai
Tujh pe barsa hai usi baam se mahtab ka nur
Jis mein biti hui raaton ki kasak baqi hai
Tu ne dekhi hai wo peshani wo ruKHsar wo honT
Zindagi jin ke tasawwur mein luTa di hum ne
Tujh pe uTThi hain wo khoi hui sahir aankhen
Tujh ko malum hai kyun umr ganwa di hum ne
Hum pe mushtarka hain ehsan gham-e-ulfat ke
Itne ehsan ki ginwaun to ginwa na sakun
Hum ne is ishq mein kya khoya hai kya sikha hai
Juz tere aur ko samjhaun to samjha na sakun
Aajizi sikhi gharibon ki himayat sikhi
Yas-o-hirman ke dukh-dard ke mani sikhe
Zer-daston ke masaib ko samajhna sikha
Sard aahon ke ruKH-e-zard ke mani sikhe
Jab kahin baith ke rote hain wo bekas jin ke
Ashk aankhon mein bilakte hue so jate hain
Na-tawanon ke niwalon pe jhapaTte hain uqab
Bazu tole hue manDlate hue aate hain
Jab kabhi bikta hai bazar mein mazdur ka gosht
Shah-rahon pe gharibon ka lahu bahta hai
Aag si sine mein rah rah ke ubalti hai na puchh
Apne dil par mujhe qabu hi nahin rehta hai