kab yaad me.n teraa saath nahii.n kab haath me.n teraa haath nahii.n

kab yaad me.n teraa saath nahii.n kab haath me.n teraa haath nahii.n
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

kab yaad me.n teraa saath nahii.n kab haath me.n teraa haath nahii.n
sad shukr ke apanii raato.n me.n ab hijr kii koii raat nahii.n

mushkil hai.n agar haalaat vahaa.N dil bech aaye.N jaa.N de aaye.N
dil vaalo kuuchaa-e-jaanaa.N me.n kyaa aise bhii haalaat nahii.n

jis dhaj se koii maqtal me.n gayaa vo shaan salaamat rahatii hai
ye jaan to aanii jaanii hai is jaa.N kii to koii baat nahii.n

maidaan-e-vafaa darbaar nahio.n yaa.N naam-o-nasab kii puuchh kahaa.N
aashiq to kisii kaa naam nahii.n kuchh ishq kisii kii zaat nahii.n

gar baazii ishq kii baazii hai jo chaaho lagaa do Dar kaisaa
gar jiit gae to kyaa kahanaa haare bhii to baazii maat nahii.n

kab tak dil kii Khair manaaye.n, kab tak raah dikhaaoge

kab tak dil kii Khair manaaye.n, kab tak raah dikhaaoge
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

kab tak dil kii Khair manaaye.n, kab tak raah dikhaaoge
kab tak chain kii mohalat doge, kab tak yaad na aaoge

biitaa diid ummiid kaa mausam, Khaak u.Datii hai aa.Nkho.n me.n
kab bhejoge dard kaa baadal, kab barkhaa barasaaoge

ahad-e-vafaa aur tark-e-muhabbat jo chaaho so aap karo
apane bas kii baat hii kyaa hai, hamase kyaa manavaaoge

kisane vasl kaa suuraj dekhaa, kis par hijr kii raat Dhalii
gesuo.n vaale kaun the, kyaa the, un ko kyaa jatalaaoge

'Faiz' dilo.n ke bhaag me.n hai ghar basanaa bhii luT jaanaa bhii
tum us husn ke lutf-o-karam par kitane din itaraaoge

Intesaab Aaj Ke Naam

Intesaab
aaj ke naam
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

aaj ke naam
aur
aaj ke Gam ke naam
aaj kaa Gam ki hai zindagii ke bhare gulasitaa.N se Khafaa
zard patto.n kaa ban
zard patto.n kaa ban jo meraa des hai
dard kaa a.njuman jo meraa des hai
kilarko.n kii afasurdaa jaano.n ke naam
kirm_Khurdaa dilo.n aur zabaano.n ke naam
posT-mai.no.n ke naam
Ta.ngewaalo.n ke naam
rel_baano.n ke naam
kaaraKhaano.n ke bhole jiyaalo.n ke naam
baadashaah-e-jahaa.N, waali-e-maasivaa, nae_bullaah-e-fil-arz, dahakaa.N ke naam

jis ke Dhoro.n ko zaalim ha.Nkaa le gaye
jis kii beTii ko Daakuu uThaa le gaye
haath bhar Khet se ek a.ngusht paTavaar ne kaaT lii hai
duusarii maaliye ke bahaane se sarakaar ne kaaT lii hai
jis ke pag zor waalo.n ke paa.Nvo.n tale
dhajjiyaa.N ho gayi hai

un duKhii maao.n ke naam
raat me.n jin ke bachche bilaKhate hai.n aur
nii.nd kii maar khaaye hue baazuuo.n se sa.Nbhalate nahii.n
dukh bataate nahii.n
minnato.n zaariyo.n se bahalate nahii.n

un hasiinaao.n ke naam
jinakii aa.Nkho.n ke gul
chilamano.n aur daricho.n kii belo.n pe bekaar khil khil ke
murjhaa gaye hai.n
un byaahataao.n ke naam
jinake badan
be_mohabbat riyaakaar sejo.n pe saj saj ke ukataa gaye hai.n
bewaao.n ke naam
kata.Diyo.n aur galiyo.n, muhallo.n ke naam
jinakii naapaak Khaashaak se chaa.Nd raato.n
ko aa aa ke karataa hai aksar wazuu
jinakii saayo.n me.n karatii hai aaho-bukaa
aa.Nchalo.n kii hinaa
chuu.Diyo.n kii khanak
kaakulo.n kii mahak
aarazuuma.nd siino.n kii apane pasiine me.n jalane kii buu

pa.Danewaalo.n ke naam
wo jo asahaab-e- tablo-alam
ke daro.n par kitaab aur qalam
kaa takaazaa liye, haath phailaaye
pahu.Nche, magar lauT kar ghar na aaye
vo maasuum jo bholepan me.n
wahaa.N apane na.nhe chiraaGo.n me.n lau kii lagan
le ke pahu.Nche jahaa.N
ba.NT rahe the ghaTaaTop, be-a.nt raato.n ke saaye
un asiiro.n ke naam
jin ke siino.n me.n fardaa ke shabataab gauhar
jel_Khaano.n kii shoriidaa raato.n kii sar-sar me.n
jal-jal ke a.njum-numaa.N ho gaye hai.n

aanewaale dino.n ke safiiro.n ke naam
vo jo Khushbuu-e-gul kii tarah
apane paiGaam par Khud fidaa ho gaye hai.n

**Left incomplete by Faiz**

[kirm_Khurdaa=moth-eaten; waali-e-maasivaa=master;]
[nae_bullaah-e-fil-arz=God's representative on Earth; dahakaa.N=peasant]
[a.ngusht=small (u.ngalii bhar); maaliye=levy, tax; zaariyo.n=weeping;]
[riyaakaar=insincere; kata.Diyo.n=group of houses; Khaashaak=trash;]
[kaakulo.n=tresses; asahaab-e- tablo-alam=owner of flag and drums (leaders);]
[asiir=prisoner; fardaa=future; gauhar=pearl; shoriidaa=anxious, worried;]
[a.njum-numaa.N=star-like; safiiro.n=ambassador]