Ai dil-E-Betab Thahar

Faiz Ahmad Faiz

tirgi hai ki unmadti hi chali aati hai

shab ki rag rag se lahu phuut raha ho jaise

chal rahi hai kuchh is andaz se nabz-e-hasti

donon aalam ka nasha tuut raha ho jaise

raat ka garm lahu aur bhi bah jaane do

yahi tariki to hai ghaza-e-rukhsar-e-sahar

subh hone hi ko hai ai dil-e-betab thahar

abhi zanjir chhanakti hai pas-e-parda-e-saz

mutlaq-ul-hukm hai shiraza-e-asbab abhi

saghar-e-nab men aansu bhi dhalak jaate hain

laghzish-e-pa men hai pabandIi-e-adab abhi

apne divanon ko divana to ban lene do

apne mai-khanon ko mai-khana to ban lene do

jald ye satvat-e-asbab bhi uth jaegi

ye giran-bari-e-adab bhi uth jaegi

khvah zanjir chhanakti hi chhanakti hi rahe