Faiz Ahmed Faiz

bas naam rahega allah ka jo ghaaeb bhi hai haazir bhi jo manzar bhi hai naazir* bhi utthega anal-haq* ka naara jo main bhi hoon aur tum bhi ho aur raaj karegi khalq-e-khuda* jo main bhi hoon aur tum bhi ho * observer, witness * I am Truth, I am God * creation of God

jab bijlee kad-kad kadkegee jab arz-e-khuda* ke kaabe se sab buT uthvaae jaaenge ham ahl-e-safaa* mardood-e-haram* masnad* pe bithaae jaaenge sab taaj uchhaale jaaenge sab takht giraae jaaenge * God's earth * pure people * rejected by the holy sanctuary * seat of honour

hum dekhenge laazim hai ki hum bhi dekhenge vo din ki jis ka vaada hai jo lauh-e-azal* mein likhkha hai jab zulm-o-sitam ke koh-e-giraan* ruuee ki tarah udh jaaenge ham mahkoomon* ke paanv-tale jab dharti dhad-dhad dhadkegi *tablet of eternity *mountains *ruled upon

In 1985, General Zia-ul-Haq's decree prohibited women from wearing sarees. Pakistan’s world-renowned singer Iqbal Bano, clad in a black saree, protested singing this nazm "ham dekhenge " of Faiz in front of a crowd of 50,000 strong in a Lahore stadium.

gar aaj tujh se judaa hain toh kal bahum honge yeh raat bhar ki judaa'ee toh koi baat nahin gar aaj auj* pe hai taala-e-raqeeb* toh kya yeh chaar din ki khudaa'ee to koi baat nahin * highest point, summit, zenith * fortune of rival

yoonhi humesha ulajhti rahi hai zulm se ḳhalq* na un ki rasm na'ee hai na apni reet na'ee yoonhi hamesha khilaaein hain hum ne aag mein phool na un ki haar na'ee hai na apni jeet na'ee isee sabab se falak ka gila nahin karte teri firaq mein ham dil bura nahin karte * world

dast-e-bahaana-joo: excuse to perpetuate ahl-e-junoon: passionate people naam-lewa: an heir, a descendent ahl-e-havas: people of lusting for power mudda'ee: appelant munsif: judge, arbitrator, munsifee: justice, decision

bahot hai zulm ke dast-e-bahaana-joo ke liye jo chand ahl-e-junoon tere naam-lewa hain bane hain ahl-e-havas mudda'ee bhi munsif bhi kise vakeel karein kis se munsifee chaahein magar guzaarne waalon ke din guzarte hain teri firaq mein yoon subh-o-shaam karte hain

nisaar main teri galiyon ke aye watan ki jahaan chali hai rasm ki koi na sar utha ke chale jo koi chaahne waala tawaaf ko nikle nazar chura ke chale jism o jaan bacha ke chale

najaat*-e-deedaa-o-dil ki ghadee nahi aa'ee chale-chalo ke woh manzil abhi nahi aa'ee [ * = relief, rescue ]

yeh daagh daagh ujaalaa yeh shab-gazeeda* sahar woh intezaar tha jiska yeh woh sahar to nahi [ * = night-bitten ]

yeh woh sahar to nahi jiski aarzoo lekar chale the yaar ke mil ja`egi kahin na kahin

By Faiz Ratlami not @FaizPoetry RT @ozairaslam: Wo aaj aaye haiN mehfil meiN chaandni lekar...k roshni maiN nahaane ki raat aayi hai ~#Faiz

hum musaafir yoonhi masroof-e-safar jaaenge be-nishaan ho gaye jab shehar toh ghar jaaenge

kis qadar hoga yahaan mehr*-o-vafaa ka maatam hum teri yaad se jis roz utar jaaenge [ *= kindness ]

nemat-e-zeest* ka yeh qarz chukegaa kaise laakh ghabraa ke yeh kehte rahein mar jaaenge [ *= gift of life ]

Faiz aate hain raah-e-isqh mein jo sakht maqaam aane waalon se kaho hum toh guzar jaaenge

na deed hai na sukhan* hai na harf* hai na payaam koi bhi hila-e-taskeen* nahi aur aas bahot hai [*1=speech *2=words *3=excuse for comfort]

ummeed-e-yaar nazar ka mizaaj dard ka rang tum aaj kuch bhi na poocho ke dil udaas bahot hai

sharh*-e-bedardi-e-haalaat na hone paayi ab ke bhi dil ki mudaaraat na hone paayi [ *1= to lay open, explanation *2= to soothe, console ]