Poet Name: Faiz Ahmad Faiz

ai shaam mehrban ho ai sham-e-shahryaran ham pe bhi mehrban ho dozakhi dopahar sitam ki be-sabab sitam ki dopahar dard-o-ghaiz-o-gham

hain labrez aahon se thandi havaen udasi men duubi hui hain ghataen mohabbat ki duniya pe shaam aa chuki hai

us ne jab bolna na sikha tha us ki har baat main samajhti thi ab vo shaer bana hai nam-e-khuda

aur kuchh der men jab phir mire tanha dil ko fikr aa legi ki tanhai ka kya chara kare dard

phir phurere ban ke mere tan-badan ki dhajjiyan shahr ke divar-o-dar ko rang pahnane lagin phir kaf-aluda zabanen madh o

ab bazm-e-sukhan sohbat-e-lab-sokhtagan hai ab halqa-e-mai taefa-e-be-talaban hai ghar rahiye to virani-e-dil khane ko aave rah chaliye to har gaam

ham jitenge haqqa ham ik din jitenge bil-akhir ik din jitenge kya khauf zi-yalghar-e-aada hai siina sipar har ghazi ka

(2) mat ro bachche ro ro ke abhi teri ammi ki aankh lagi hai mat ro bachche kuchh hi pahle

(1) main jahan par bhi gaya arz-e-vatan teri tazlil ke daghon ki jalan dil men liye teri hurmat ke charaghon