Iss Waqt to Yun Lagta Hai – Urdu Poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz

فیض احمد فیض کی اردو نظم

اس وقت تو یوں لگتا ہے اب کچھ بھی نہیں ہے
مہتاب نہ سورج نہ اندھیرا نہ سویرا

Iss Waqt to Yun Lagta Hai remain Faiz Sahib’s last poems, which was penned during his ailment at Mayo Hospital Lahore. Faiz had a natural talent for blending beauty into pathos like no other, and this poems depicts it. Where the overall theme is of solitude and poignancy, Faiz takes a typical u-turn to end the poem with usual optimism.

Maana yeh Sunsaan gharee, sakht Karri hai

Lekin meray dil, yeh to faqat aik ghare hai

Himmat karo, Jeenat ko to ik umr paree hai. 

[Indeed this moment of solitude is extremely harsh

But my love, it still remains one moment of life

Let’s raise efforts, there is still a long life to live]

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Iss Waqt to Yun Lagta Hai – Urdu Poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz