Is waqt toh yun lagta hai ab kuch bhi nahin hai
Mahtab, na suraj, na andhera na savera
Aankhon ke dariche main kisi husn ki chilman
Aur dil ki panaahon main kisi dard ka dera
Mumkin hai koi vaham ho mumkin ai suna ho
Galiyon main kisi chaap ka ek aakhiri phera
Shaakhon main khayaalon ke ghane ped ki shayad
Ab aake karega na koi khwaab basera
Ik bair, na k mahar, na ik rabt, na rishta
Tera koi apna, na paraya koi mera
Maana ki ye sunsaan ghadi sakht kadi hai
Lekin mere dil ye toh faqat ek hi ghadi hai
Himmat karo jeene ko to ek umr padi hai
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
in this moment
there is nothing
the moon
nor the sun
the dark of night
nor the glow of dawn
no veiled beauty behind the drapes of the eyes
no muted pain in the folds of the heart
on the boughs of fantasy’s luscious tree
no dreams may now make nest
was it an illusion? or perhaps, too real
that fading sound of familiar footsteps
no hate, no affection
no bond, no relation
no one yours to have
and no one mine to lose
this is a cruel moment, a desolate one
yet, my timid heart
‘tis but a moment
take courage
a lifetime awaits
