shafaq ki raakh men jal bujh gaya sitaara e shaam

Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Shafaq kee raakh men jal bujh gaya sitaara-e-shaam Shab-e-firaaq ke gesoo fazaa men lahraa.e Koi pukaaro ki ik umr hone aa.ee hai Falak ko qaafila-e-roz-o-shaam Thahraa.e Ye zid hai yaad hareefaan-e-baada-paimaa kee Ki shab ko chaand na nikle na din ko abr aa.e Sabaa ne phir dar-e-zindaan pe aa ke dee dastak Sahar qareeb hai dil se kaho na ghabraa.e