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Faiz Ahmed Faiz

aaye kuchh abr kuchh sharaab aaye
 ab vahii harf-e-junuu.N sab kii zubaa.N Thaharii hai
 bahaar aa_ii
 bahut milaa na milaa zindagii se Gam kyaa hai
 bol - bol ki lab aazaad hai.n tere
 chaa.Nd nikale kisii jaanib terii zebaa_ii kaa
 chand roz aur
 chashm-e-mayaguu.N zaraa idhar kar de
 dil-e-man musaafir-e-man
 dil me.n ab yuu.N tere bhuule huye Gam aate hai.n
 dono.n jahaan terii mohabbat me.n haar ke
 duaa - aa_iiye haath uThaaye ham bhii
 garmii-e-shauq-e-nazzaaraa kaa asar to dekho
 go sab ko baaham saaGar-o-baadaa to nahii.n thaa
 gulo.n me.n rang bhare baad-e-naubahaar chale
 ham ke Thahare ajanabii itane madaaraato.n ke baad
 ham par tumhaarii chaah kaa ilzaam hii to hai
 ham paravarish-e-lauh-o-qalam karate rahe.nge
 ham saadaa hii aise the kii yuu.N hii paziiraa_ii
 har haqiiqat majaaz ho jaaye 
 himmat-e-iltijaa nahii.n baaqii
 intasaab - aaj ke naam
 kab tak dil kii Khair manaaye.n kab tak raah dikhaaoge
 kab yaad me.n teraa saath nahii.n kab haath me.n teraa haath nahii.n
 kabhii kabhii yaad me.n ubharate hai.n naqsh-e-maazii miTe miTe se
kahii.n to kaaravaan-e-dard kii manzil Thahar jaaye
 Khudaa vo vaqt na laaye
 Khurshiid-e-mahashar kii lau
 Khvaab-baseraa
kuchh din se intazaar-e-savaal-e-digar me.n hai
 kuchh ishq kiyaa kuchh kaam kiyaa
 kuchh muhatasibo.n kii Khilavat me.n kuchh vaa_iz ke ghar jaatii hai
 kuchh pahale in aa.Nkho.n aage kyaa kyaa na nazaaraa guzare thaa
 kyaa kare.n
 meraa dard naGmaa-e-besadaa
 mujh se pahalii sii muhabbat merii mahabuub na maa.ng
 na ga.Nvaao navaak-e-niim_kash dil-e-rezaa rezaa ga.Nvaa diyaa
 nahii.n nigaah me.n manzil to justajuu hii sahii
 nasiib aazamaane ke din aa rahe hai.n
 nauhaa - mujh ko shikavaa hai mere bhaa_ii ki tum jaate hue