ai zulm ke mato lab kholo chup rahne walo chup kab tak
kuchh hashr to un se uTThega kuchh dur to nale jaenge
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e-dam hue bimar dawa kyun nahin dete
tum achchhe masiha ho shifa kyun nahin dete
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
chang o nai rang pe the apne lahu ke dam se
dil ne lai badli to maddham hua har saz ka rang
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
chaman pe ghaarat-e-gul-chin se jaane kya guzri
qafas se aaj saba be-qarar guzri hai
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
dil na-umid to nahin nakaam hi to hai
lambi hai gham ki sham magar sham hi to hai
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
donon jahan teri mohabbat mein haar ke
wo ja raha hai koi shab-e-gham guzar ke
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
fareb-e-arzu ki sahl-angari nahin jati
hum apne dil ki dhaDkan ko teri aawaz-e-pa samjhe
Faiz Ahmad Faiz