Faiz ki ek pyaari ghazal

bahut mila na milaa zindagii se Gam kya hai
mataa-e-dard baham hai to besh-o-kam kya hai 

ham ek umr se vaaqif hain ab na samajhaao
ke lutf kya hai mere meharbaan sitam kya hai 

kare na jag mein alaav to sher kis maqsad
kare na shehr mein jal-thal to chashm-e-nam kya hai 

ajal ke haath koii aa rahaa hai paravaanaa
na jaane aaj kii feharist mein raqam kya hai  

lihaaz mein koii kuchh duur saath chalataa hai
vagarnaa dahar mein ab Khizr kaa bharam kya hai 



(Faiz Ahmad Faiz)