na diid hai na suKhan, ab na harf hai na payaam
ko’ii bhii hiila-e-taskiiN nahiiN aur aas bahut hai
ummiid-e-yaar, nazar kaa mizaaj, dard kaa rang
tum aaj kuch bhii na puucho ke dil udaas bahut hai
(diid : sight; suKhan : words; harf : words; payaam : message; hiila-e-taskiiN : excuse for comfort)
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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jamegii kaise bisaat-e-yaaraaN ke shiisha-o-jaam bujh gaye haiN
sajegii kaise shab-e-nigaaraaN ke dil sar-e-shaam bujh gaye haiN
(bisaat-e-yaaraaN : gathering of friends; shiisha-o-jaam : goblet and the glass; shab-e-nigaaraaN : the beautiful night; sar-e-shaam : just before the evening)
vo tiirgii hai rah-e-butaaN meN chiraaGh-e-ruKh hai na shamma-e-vaadaa
kiran ko’ii aarzuu kii laao ke sab dar-o-baam bujh gaye haiN
(tiirgii : darkness; rah-e-butaaN : path of the idols; chiraaGh-e-ruKh : light of the illuminated face; shamma-e-vaadaa : candle of hope; dar-o-baam : doors and terrace)
aaj tanhaa’ii kisii hamdam-e-dairiiN kii tarah
karne aayii hai merii saaqii-garii shaam Dhale
muntazir baiThe haiN ham donoN ke maahtaab ubhre
aur teraa aks jhalakne lage har saaye tale
(hamdam : companion; dairiiN : ?; saaqii-garii : to act as a cup-bearer; maahtaab : moon)
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
April 1957
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