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As we know Faiz Ahmad Faiz was an Urdu poet. The major part of his poetry is in Urdu. Some times he used Persian and Arabic in his poems. The real advantage of Faiz poems is that reader feels reality and these have conservative as well as avant-garde effect.

Some selected poems from his incredible work are given below. After reading this poetry you will agree with the readers concept who say Faiz is worth reading it.

According to some scholars Faiz wrote naturally. Words revealed on him.

1st Poem

mujh se pahalii sii mohabbat merii mahabuub na maa.Ng

mai.n ne samajhaa thaa ki tuu hai to daraKhshaa.N hai hayaat

teraa Gam hai to Gam-e-dahar kaa jhaga.Daa kyaa hai

terii suurat se hai aalam me.n bahaaro.n ko sabaat

terii aa.Nkho.n ke sivaa duniyaa me.n rakkhaa kyaa hai

tuu jo mil jaaye to taqadiir niguu.N ho jaaye

yuu.N na thaa mai.n ne faqat chaahaa thaa yuu.N ho jaaye

aur bhii dukh hai.n zamaane me.n mohabbat ke sivaa

raahate.n aur bhii hai.n vasl kii raahat ke sivaa

mujh se pahalii sii mohabbat merii mahabuub na maa.Ng

anaginat sadiyo.n ke taariik bahimaanaa talism

resham-o-atalas-o-kam_Khvaab me.n bunavaaye huye

jaa-ba-jaa bikate huye kuuchaa-o-baazaar me.n jism

Khaak me.n litha.De huye Khuun me.n nahalaaye huye

jism nikale huye amaraaz ke tannuuro.n se

piip bahatii hu_ii galate huye naasuuro.n se

lauT jaatii hai udhar ko bhii nazar kyaa kiije

ab bhii dil_kash hai teraa husn maGar kyaa kiije

aur bhii dukh hai.n zamaane me.n mohabbat ke sivaa

raahate.n aur bhii hai.n vasl kii raahat ke sivaa

mujh se pahalii sii mohabbat merii mahabuub na maa.Ng

2^nd poem

meraa dard naGmaa-e-besadaa
merii zaat zarraa-e-benishaa.N
mere dard ko jo zubaa.N mile
mujhe apanaa naam-o-nishaa.N mile
merii zaat ko jo nishaa.N mile
mujhe raaz-e-nazm-e-jahaa.N mile
jo mujhe ye raaz-e-nihaa.N mile
merii Khaamoshii ko bayaa.N mile
mujhe qaayanaat kii saravarii
mujhe daulat-e-do-jahaa.N mile

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