Duaa aaiiye haath uThaaye.n ham bhii

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

aaiiye haath uthaayen ham bhii ham jinhen rasm-e-dua yaad nahiin

ham jinhe.n soz-e-mohabbat ke siwaa koii but, koii Khudaa yaad nahii.n

aaiiye arz guzaren ki nigaar-e-hastii zahar-e-imaroz men shiiriinii-e-fardaa bhar de wo jinhen tabe garaan baarii-e-ayyaam nahiin unakii palakon pe shab-o-roz ko halkaa kar de

jinakii aankhon ko rukh-e-subh kaa yaaraa bhii nahiin unakii raaton men koii shamaa munawwar kar de

jinake qadamon ko kisii rah kaa sahaaraa bhii nahiin unakii nazaron pe koii raah ujaagar kar de

jinakaa deen pairavii-e-kazbo-riyaa hai unako himmat-e-kufr mile, jurat-e-tahaqiiq mile

jinake sar muntazir-e-teg-e-jafaa hain unako dast-e-qatil ko jhatak dene kii taufiiq mile

ishq kaa sarr-e-nihaan jaan-tapaan hai jis se aaj iqaraar karen aur tapish miT jaaye

harf-e-haq dil men Khatakataa hai jo ka.nte kii tarah aaj izahaar karen or Khalish mit jaaye

14 August 1967