kuchh din se intazaar-e-savaal-e-digar me.n hai

kuchh din se intazaar-e-savaal-e-digar me.n hai

kuchh din se intazaar-e-savaal-e-digar me.n hai
vo muzmahil hayaa jo kisii kii nazar me.n hai

[intazaar-e-savaal-e-digar = waiting for the second question]
[muzmahil = dimmed/exhausted; hayaa = shyness/modesty]

siikhii yahii.n mere dil-e-kaafir ne bandagii
rabb-e-kariim hai to terii rah_guzar me.n hai

[kaafir = non-believer]

maazii me.n jo mazaa merii shaam-o-sahar me.n thaa
ab vo faqat tasavvur-e-shaam-o-sahar me.n hai

[maazii = past; mazaa = enjoyment; sahar = morning]
[faqat = merely; tasavvur = imagination/contemplation]

kyaa jaane kis ko kis se hai ab daad kii talab
vo Gam jo mere dil me.n hai terii nazar me.n hai

[daad = praise/justice; talab = need]

Khvaab-baseraa

Khvaab-baseraa
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

is vaqt to yuu.N lagataa hai ab kuchh bhii nahii.n hai
mahataab na suuraj na a.Ndheraa na saveraa
aa.Nkho.n ke dariiche me.n kisii husn kii jhalakan
aur dil kii panaaho.n me.n kisii dard kaa Deraa
mumkin hai ko_ii vaham ho mumkin hai sunaa ho
galiyo.n me.n kisii chaap kaa ek aaKhirii pheraa
shaaKho.n me.n Khayaalo.n ke ghane pe.D kii shaayad
ab aake karegaa na ko_ii Khvaab baseraa
ik bair na ik mahar na ik rabt na rishtaa
teraa ko_ii apanaa na paraayaa ko_ii meraa
maanaa ki ye sun-saan gha.Dii saKht ba.Dii hai
lekin mere dil ye to faqat ek gha.dii hai
himmat karo jiine ko abhii umr pa.Dii hai

Khurshiid-e-Mahashar Kii Lau

Khurshiid-e-Mahashar Kii Lau
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

aaj ke din na puuchho mere dosto
duur kitane hai.n Khushiyaa.N manaane ke din
khul ke ha.Nsane ke din giit gaane ke din
pyaar karane ke din dil lagaane ke din

aaj ke din na puuchho mere dosto
zaKhm kitane abhii baKht-e-bismil me.n hai.n
dasht kitane abhii raah-e-ma.nzil me.n hai.n
tiir kitane abhii dast-e-qaatil me.n hai.n

aaj ke din zubuu.N hai mere dosto
aaj ke din to yuu.N hai mere dosto
jaise dard-o-alam ke puraane nishaa.N
sab chale suu-e-dil kaaravaa.N kaaravaa.N
haath siine pe rakho to har ustaKhvaa.N
se uThe naalaa-e-al'amaa.N al'amaa.N

aaj ke din na puuchho mere dosto
kab tumhaare lahuu ke dariidaa alam
farq-e-Khurshiid-e-mahashar pe ho.nge raqam
az karaa.N taa karaa.N kab tumhaare qadam
leke uThegaa vo bahar-e-Khuu.N yam-ba-yam
jis dil me.n dhul jaayegaa aaj ke din kaa Gam
saare dard-o-alam saare jaur-e-sitam
duur kitanii hai Khurshiid-e-mahashar kii lau
aaj ke din na puuchho mere dosto