My Favourite from Faiz Ahmed Faiz

raat yun dil mein teri khoyi hui yaad aayi
By Faiz Ahmed Faiz

raat yun dil mein teri khoyi hui yaad aayi,
jaise veeraane mein chupke se bahaar aa jaye,
jaise sehraaon mein haulay se chale baad-e-naseem,
jaise beemaar ko be-wajah qaraar aa jaaye.

Translation by Vikram Seth, from Mappings:

Last night your faded memory came to me
As in the wilderness spring comes quietly,
As, slowly, in the desert, moves the breeze,
As, to a sick man, without cause, comes peace.


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