tum jo pal ko thahar jaao to ye lamhen bhii - faiz ahmed faiz

tum jo pal ko thahar jaao to ye lamhen bhii

aanevaale lamhon kii amaanat ban jaayen

tum jo thahar jaao to ye raat, mahataab

ye sabzaa, ye gulaab aur ham donon ke Khvaab

sab ke sab aise mubaham hon ki haqiiqat ho jaayen

tum thahar jaao ki unavaan kii tafasiir ho tum

tum se talKhii-e-auqaat kaa mausam badale

raat to kyaa badalegii, haaalat to kyaa badalenge

tum jo thahar jaao to merii zaat kaa mausam badale

mahaarbaan ho ke na thaharo to phir yuun thaharo

jaise pal bhar ko koii Khvaab-e-tamannaa thahare

jaise daravesh-e-madaa-nosh ke pyaale men kabhii

ek do pal ke liye talKhii-e-duniyaa thahare

thahar jaao ke madaarat maikhaane se

chalate chalate koii ek-aadh subuu ho jaaye

is se pahale ke koii lamhaa aaindaa ka tiir

is tarah aaye ke pevast-e-guluu ho jaaye