aaiiye haath uThaaye.n ham bhii
**aaiiye haath uThaain ham bhii **
**ham jinhe.n rasm-e-dua yaad nahii **
**ham jinhe.n soz-e-mohabbat ke siwaa **
**koi butt, koi Khudaa yaad nahii **
**aaiiye arz guzare.n k nigaar-e-hastii **
**zahar-e-imaroz main sheerenii-e-fardaa.N bhar de **
**wo jinhe.n tabe garaa.N baarii-e-ayyaam nahii **
**un kii palakon pe shab-o-roz ko halkaa kar de **
**jin kii aaNkhon ko ruKh-e-subha kaa yaaraa bhii nahii **
**un kii raaton main koii shamaa munawwar kar de **
**jin ke qadamon ko kisii rah kaa sahaaraa bhii nahiin **
**un kii nazaron pe koii raah ujaagar kar de **
**jin kaa diin pairavii-e-kazbo-riyaa hai un ko **
**himmat-e-kufr mile, jurat-e-tahaqiiq mile **
**jin ke sar muntazir-e-teG-e-jafaa hain un ko **
**dast-e-qatil ko jhaTak dene kii taufiiq mile **
**ishq kaa sarr-e-nihaa.N jaan-tapaa.N hai jis se **
**aaj iqaraar karen aur tapish miT jaaye **
**harf-e-haq dil main KhaTakataa hai jo kaNTe kii tarah **
**aaj izahaar karen or Khalish miT jaaye **
**14 August 1967 **
Faiz Ahmad Faiz