Nahin Nigaah Mein Manzil: Faiz

Following my earlier post and the interesting comments it invoked about Faiz, I must do justice to him and showcase the full ghazal here.

Nahin Nigaah Mein Manzil
[By Faiz Ahmed Faiz]

Nahin nigaah mein manzil to justujoo hi sahi,
Nahin visaal mayassar to aarzoo hi sahi.

Na tan mein khoon faraaham na ashq aankhon mein,
Namaaz-e-shauq to waajib hai, be-wuzu hi sahi.

Kisi tarah to jame bazm maikade waalon,
Nahin jo baada-o-saaghar, to haa-o-huu hi sahi.

Gar intezaar kathin hai to jab talak ai dil,
Kisi ke waada-e-fardaa ki guftgoo hi sahi.

Dayaar-e-ghair mein mehram agar nahin koi,
To Faiz zikr-e-watan apne ru-ba-ru hi sahi.

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Listen to it here in Abida's voice.

Will attempt an interpretive translation into English soon...