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Born in February 13, 1911 / Died in November 20, 1984 / Pakistan / Urdu

Poems by Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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Shorish-e-barrabt-o-nay

... PEHLI AAWAZ GAR HAY YEHI MASLAK-E-SHAMS-O-QAMAR IN SHAMS-O-QAMAR KA KIA HO GA ...

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Before You Came

... aasmaaN hadd-e-nazar, raahguzar raahguzar, shiishaah-e-mai, ...

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A Prison Evening

... though tyrants may command that lamps be smashed ...

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Loved a little, Worked a little…

... While sometimes duty didn’t allow me to love with passion, ...

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Tonight

... Do not complain, let your fate play its role, ...

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Loneliness

... Someone is at the door again, my weeping heart, no, no one ...

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Wasteland Of Solitude

... From somewhere close by, rises the warmth of your breath ...

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We, Who Were Slain In Unlit Pathways

... Words of poetry on our lips, a lamp of anguish in our hearts ...

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Solitude

... In the assembly halls dream-filled lamps begin to waver ...

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"Dont ask me for the same love, my sweetheart"

... There are sufferings in the world other than the suffering of love ...

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Last Night

... as peace slowly, softly descends on one's sickness ...

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Stanza

... Urdu Maata-e-loh-o-qalam chin gayi to kya ghum hai ...

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Do Not Ask My Love

... You existed, I told myself, so all existence shone, ...

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Quatrain (With English Translation)

... Jaisey sehra on mein howley se chaley baadey naseem ...

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Highway

... every pore sore, limbs limp with exhaustion ...