Thursday, April 24, 2008

tumhari yaad ke jab zakhm bharne lagte hain

tumhari yaad ke jab zakhm bharne lagte hain
kisi bahaane tumhe yaad karne lagte hain

hadees-e-yaar ke unvaa nikharne lagte hain
to har hareem mei gesu sawarne lagte hain

har ajnabi hame mehram dikhayi deta hai
jo ab bhi teri gali gali se guzarne lagte hain

sabaa se karte hain gurbat-naseeb zikr-e-watan
to chashm-e-subah mei ansoo ubharne lagte hain

vo jab bhi karte hain is nutq-o-lab ki bakhiyaagari
fazaa mei aur bhi nagme bikharne lagte hain

dar-e-qafas pe andhere ki muhar lagti hai
to 'Faiz' dil mei sitaare utarne lagte hain

~ Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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