Intesaab
aaj ke naam
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
aaj ke naam
aur
aaj ke Gam ke naam
aaj kaa Gam ki hai zindagii ke bhare gulasitaa.N se Khafaa
zard patto.n kaa ban
zard patto.n kaa ban jo meraa des hai
dard kaa a.njuman jo meraa des hai
kilarko.n kii afasurdaa jaano.n ke naam
kirm_Khurdaa dilo.n aur zabaano.n ke naam
posT-mai.no.n ke naam
Ta.ngewaalo.n ke naam
rel_baano.n ke naam
kaaraKhaano.n ke bhole jiyaalo.n ke naam
baadashaah-e-jahaa.N, waali-e-maasivaa, nae_bullaah-e-fil-arz, dahakaa.N ke naam
jis ke Dhoro.n ko zaalim ha.Nkaa le gaye
jis kii beTii ko Daakuu uThaa le gaye
haath bhar Khet se ek a.ngusht paTavaar ne kaaT lii hai
duusarii maaliye ke bahaane se sarakaar ne kaaT lii hai
jis ke pag zor waalo.n ke paa.Nvo.n tale
dhajjiyaa.N ho gayi hai
un duKhii maao.n ke naam
raat me.n jin ke bachche bilaKhate hai.n aur
nii.nd kii maar khaaye hue baazuuo.n se sa.Nbhalate nahii.n
dukh bataate nahii.n
minnato.n zaariyo.n se bahalate nahii.n
un hasiinaao.n ke naam
jinakii aa.Nkho.n ke gul
chilamano.n aur daricho.n kii belo.n pe bekaar khil khil ke
murjhaa gaye hai.n
un byaahataao.n ke naam
jinake badan
be_mohabbat riyaakaar sejo.n pe saj saj ke ukataa gaye hai.n
bewaao.n ke naam
kata.Diyo.n aur galiyo.n, muhallo.n ke naam
jinakii naapaak Khaashaak se chaa.Nd raato.n
ko aa aa ke karataa hai aksar wazuu
jinakii saayo.n me.n karatii hai aaho-bukaa
aa.Nchalo.n kii hinaa
chuu.Diyo.n kii khanak
kaakulo.n kii mahak
aarazuuma.nd siino.n kii apane pasiine me.n jalane kii buu
pa.Danewaalo.n ke naam
wo jo asahaab-e- tablo-alam
ke daro.n par kitaab aur qalam
kaa takaazaa liye, haath phailaaye
pahu.Nche, magar lauT kar ghar na aaye
vo maasuum jo bholepan me.n
wahaa.N apane na.nhe chiraaGo.n me.n lau kii lagan
le ke pahu.Nche jahaa.N
ba.NT rahe the ghaTaaTop, be-a.nt raato.n ke saaye
un asiiro.n ke naam
jin ke siino.n me.n fardaa ke shabataab gauhar
jel_Khaano.n kii shoriidaa raato.n kii sar-sar me.n
jal-jal ke a.njum-numaa.N ho gaye hai.n
aanewaale dino.n ke safiiro.n ke naam
vo jo Khushbuu-e-gul kii tarah
apane paiGaam par Khud fidaa ho gaye hai.n
**Left incomplete by Faiz**
[kirm_Khurdaa=moth-eaten; waali-e-maasivaa=master;]
[nae_bullaah-e-fil-arz=God's representative on Earth; dahakaa.N=peasant]
[a.ngusht=small (u.ngalii bhar); maaliye=levy, tax; zaariyo.n=weeping;]
[riyaakaar=insincere; kata.Diyo.n=group of houses; Khaashaak=trash;]
[kaakulo.n=tresses; asahaab-e- tablo-alam=owner of flag and drums (leaders);]
[asiir=prisoner; fardaa=future; gauhar=pearl; shoriidaa=anxious, worried;]
[a.njum-numaa.N=star-like; safiiro.n=ambassador]