Mera dard, naghma-e be-sada
meri zaat, zarra-e be-nishaan
Mere dard ko jo zuban mile
mujhe apna naam-o nishaan mile
Meri zaat ka jo nishan mile
mujhe raaz-e nazm-e-jahan mile
Jo mujhe ye raz-e nihan mile
meri khamoshi ko bayan mile
Mujhe ka'ynaat ki sarwari
mujhe daulat-e do-jahan mile
- Faiz
meri zaat, zarra-e be-nishaan
Mere dard ko jo zuban mile
mujhe apna naam-o nishaan mile
Meri zaat ka jo nishan mile
mujhe raaz-e nazm-e-jahan mile
Jo mujhe ye raz-e nihan mile
meri khamoshi ko bayan mile
Mujhe ka'ynaat ki sarwari
mujhe daulat-e do-jahan mile
- Faiz
Some may find this 'mystical' reading of Faiz rather surprising. I can only suggest reading this poem more closely. My 'mystical' reading is limited to the meanings expressed in this poem only; I am not making any extrapolations about Faiz's worldview or on his other works.
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there are moments when you feel that you are almost there….
touching the infinite
that you are one with the vast universe
its expanse forever stretching beyond the realms of this earthly existence
like the silence between two notes
like the fleeting gaze of the Beloved
drink it with your breath
before it is gone…..
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