Yeh jo raig-e-dasht-e-firaaq hai, yeh rukay agar

Yeh jo raig-e-dasht-e-firaaq hai, yeh rukay agar

Yeh rukay agar to nishaan milay, yeh nishaan milay

Keh jo faaslon ki saleeb hai

Ye gari hui hai kahaan kahaan

Mere aasmaan se kidhar gayee tere iltefaat ki kehkashaan

Mere bekhabar, mere benishaa.n

Ye rukay agar to pata chalay

Main tha kis nagar, tu raha kahaan

Keh zaman-o-makaan ki vus'atain

Tujhay dekhnay ko taras gayeen

Vo meray naseeb ki barishain

Kisi aur chatt pe baras gayeen

Meray chaar soo hai vo gubhaar-e-jaa.n, vo fishaar-e-jaa.n

Keh khabar nahin meray haath ko meray haath ki

Mere khaab se teray baam tak

Teri rehguzar ka to zikr kia

Nahin zaufishaan tera naam tak

Hain dhuaan dhuaan meray usthakhvan

Meray aansuon mein bujhay huay meray ustakhvan

Meray naqsha gar, meray naqsha jaa.n



Isi raig-e-dasht-e-firaaq mein rahay muntazir teray muntazir

Meray khaab jin ke fishaar mein

Rahi meray haal se bekhabar

Teri rehguzar

Teri rehguzar ke jo naqsh hai meray haath per

Magar is bala ki hai teergi

Keh khabar nahin meray haath ko meray haath ki

Vo jo chashm-e-sho’bida saaz thi vo uthay agar

Mere ustakhvan mein ho raushni

Usi aik lamha-e-deed mein teri rehguzar

Meri teera jaa.n mein chamak uthay

Meray khaab say tere baam tak

Sabhi manzaron mein damak uthay

Usi aik pal mein ho jaavidaa.n

Meri arzoo ke hai be-karaa.n

Meri zindagi ke hai mukhtasar

Yeh jo raig-e-dasht-e-firaaq hai, yeh rukay agar


Amjad Islam Amjad