KARACHI: Faiz Centennial 2011 committee of Pakistans Progressive Writers Association Pakistan (PWAP) held a meeting here on Sunday at the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) House and chalked out various programmes to celebrate centennial birth anniversary of eminent poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
Various literary organisations will promote Faizs message of peace and harmony by projecting his poetry and other literary works.
The meeting was attended by the office-bearers of PWAP and others personalities, including Ayoob Qureshi of Pakistan Trade Union Federation, Dr Mirza Ali of PMA, Nelofar Farukh, Anees Zaidi, Eng Mirza Sardar from IBA and Ashraf Ali Naz student of Faiz.
The programmes will include inaugural function at the Karachi Press Club, monthly Faiz lecture, cultural programmes, academic conferences and seminars in collaboration with public and private educational institutions, Faiz awareness programme in public and private schools, colleges, institutes and universities, Faiz Aman Melas in collaboration with local trade unions and community based organisations and a concluding conference in November this year. A Mushaira will also be held on February 3 on the poetry of Faiz at the PMA House.
Yeh Jo Raig-e-Dasht-e-Firaaq Hai
Yeh jo raig-e-dasht-e-firaaq hai, yeh rukay agar
Yeh rukay agar to nishaa.n milay, yeh nishaa.n milay
Keh jo faaslon ki saleeb hai
Ye gari hui hai kahaan kahaan
Mere aasmaa.n se kidhar gayee tere iltefaat ki kehkashaan
Mere bekhabar, mere benishaa.n
Ye rukay agar to pata chalay
Main tha kis nagar, tu raha kahaan
Keh zaman-o-makaa.n ki vus'atain
Tujhay dekhnay ko taras gayeen
Vo meray naseeb ki barishain
Kisi aur chatt pe baras gayeen
Meray chaar soo hai vo gubhaar-e-jaa.n, vo fishaar-e-jaa.n
Keh khabar nahin meray haath ko meray haath ki
Mere khaab se teray baam tak
Teri rehguzar ka to zikr kia
Nahin zaufishaan tera naam tak
Hain dhuaan dhuaan meray usthakhvan
Meray aansuon mein bujhay huay meray ustakhvan
Meray naqsha gar, meray naqsha jaa.n
Isi raig-e-dasht-e-firaaq mein rahay muntazir teray muntazir
Meray khaab jin ke fishaar mein
Rahi meray haal se bekhabar
Teri rehguzar
Teri rehguzar ke jo naqsh hai meray haath per
Magar is bala ki hai teergi
Keh khabar nahin meray haath ko meray haath ki
Vo jo chashm-e-shobida saaz thi vo uthay agar
Mere ustakhvan mein ho raushni
Usi aik lamha-e-deed mein teri rehguzar
Meri teera jaa.n mein chamak uthay
Meray khaab say tere baam tak
Sabhi manzaron mein damak uthay
Usi aik pal mein ho jaavidaa.n
Meri arzoo ke hai be-karaa.n
Meri zindagi ke hai mukhtasar
Yeh jo raig-e-dasht-e-firaaq hai, yeh rukay agar
musalmanon main khoon baqi nahi hai,
safen kaj,dil pareshan,sijda be-zoq,
ragon main lahoo baqi nahi hai,
wo dil,wo awaz baqi nahi hai,
Namaz,Roza,Qurbani,Hajj,
ye sab baqi hy,TU baqi nahi hai...!!!