ham par tumhari chah ka ilzam hi to hai
dushnam to nahin hai ye ikram hi to hai


karte hain jis pe ta'n, koi jurm to nahin
shauq-e-fuzul-o-ulfat-e-nakam hi to hai


dil muddai k harf-e-malamat se shad hai
ae jan-e-jan ye harf tera nam hi to hai


dil na-ummid to nahin, na-kam hi to hai
lambi hai gam ki sham, magar sham hi to hai


dast-e-falak main, gardish-e-taqdir to nahin
dast-e-falak main, gardish-e-ayyam hi to hai


akhir to ek roz karegi nazar wafa
wo yar-e-khushksal sar-e-bam hi to hai


bhigi hai rat 'Faiz' gazal ibtida karo
waqt-e-sarod dard ka hangam hi to ha


Faiz Ahmad Faiz