ik zaraa sabr ki fariyaad ke thode hain - faiz ahmed faiz

chand roz aur merii jaan faqat chand hii roz

zulm kii chhaanv men dam lene par majabuur hain ham

ik zaraa aur sitam sah len tadap len ro len

apane ajdaad kii miiraas hai maazuur hain ham

jism par qaid hai jazbaat pe zanjiire hai

fikr mahabuus hai guftaar pe taaziiren hain

aur apanii himmat hai ki ham phir bhii jiye jaate hain

zindagii kyaa kisii muflis kii qabaa hai

jis men har ghadii dard ke paiband lage jaate hain

lekin ab zulm kii miyaad ke din thode hain

ik zaraa sabr ki fariyaad ke thode hain

arsaa-e-dahar kii jhulasii huii viiraanii men

ham ko rahanaa hai par yuun hii to nahiin rahanaa hai

ajanabii haathon kaa benaam garaan-baar sitam

aaj sahanaa hai hameshaa to nahiin sahanaa hai

ye terii husn se lipatii huii aalaam kii gard

apanii do rozaa javaanii kii shikaston kaa shumaar

chaandanii raaton kaa bekaar dahakataa huaa dard

dil kii besuud tadap jism kii maayuus pukaar

chand roz aur merii jaan faqat chand hii roz