badan men aag sii cheharaa gulaab jaisaaa hai

badan men aag sii cheharaa gulaab jaisaaa hai
ke zahar-e-Gam kaa nashaa bhii sharaab jaisaa hai

kahaaN vo qurb ke ab to ye haal hai jaise
tere firaaq kaa aalam bhii Khvaab jaisaa hai

magar kabhii ko_ii dekhe ko_ii paDhe to sahii
dil aa_iinaa hai to cheharaa kitaab jaisaa hai

vo saamane hai magar tishnagii nahiin jaatii
ye kyaa sitam hai ke dariyaa saraab jaisaa hai

(tishnagii=thirst, saraab=illusion/mirage )

Faraz sang-e-malaamat se zaKhm zaKhm sahii
hamen aziiz hai Khaanaa_Kharaab jaisaa hai

barason ke baad dekhaa ik shaKhs dil_rubaa saa

barason ke baad dekhaa ik shaKhs dil_rubaa saa
ab zahan men nahiin hai par naam thaa bhalaa saa

abaruu khinche khinche se aaNkhen jhukii jhukii sii
baaten rukii rukii sii lahajaa thakaa thakaa saa

alfaaz the ke jugnuu aavaaz ke safar men
ban jaaye jangalon men jis tarah raastaa saa

Khvaabon men Khvaab us ke yaadon men yaad us kii
niindon men ghul gayaa ho jaise ke rat_jagaa saa

pahale bhii log aaye kitane hii zindagii men
vo har tarah se lekin auron se thaa judaa saa

agalii muhabbaton ne vo naa_muraadiyaaN diin
taazaa rafaaqaton se dil thaa Daraa Daraa saa

kuchh ye ke muddaton se ham bhii nahiin the roye
kuchh zahar men bujhaa thaa ahabaab kaa dilaasaa

phir yuuN huaa ke saavan aaNkhon men aa base the
phir yuuN huaa ke jaise dil bhii thaa aabalaa saa

ab sach kahen to yaaro ham ko Khabar nahiin thii
ban jaayegaa qayaamat ik vaaqi_aa zaraa saa

tevar the beruKhii ke andaaz dostii ke
vo ajanabii thaa lekin lagataa thaa aashnaa saa

ham dasht the ke dariyaa ham zahar the ke amrit
naahaq thaa zoNum ham ko jab vo nahiin thaa pyaasaa

ham ne bhii us ko dekhaa kal shaam ittefaaqan
apanaa bhii haal hai ab logo Faraz kaa saa

beniyaaz-e-Gam-e-paimaan-e-vafaa ho jaanaa

beniyaaz-e-Gam-e-paimaan-e-vafaa ho jaanaa
tum bhii auron kii tarah mujh se judaa ho jaanaa

main bhii palakon pe sajaa luuNgaa lahuu kii buuNden
tum bhii paabastaa-e-zanjiir-e-hiinaa ho jaanaa

Khalq kii sang_zanii merii Khataaon kaa silaa
tum to maasuum ho tum duur zaraa ho jaanaa

ab mere vaaste tariyaq hai ilhaad kaa zahar
tum kisii aur pujaarii ke Khudaa ho jaanaa

chheDe main ne kabhii lab-o-ruKhsaar ke qisse

chheDe main ne kabhii lab-o-ruKhsaar ke qisse
gahe gul-o-bul_bul kii hikaayat ko nikhaaraa
gahe kisii shahazaade ke afsaane sunaaye
gahe kyaa duniyaa-e-paristaaN kaa nazaaraa
main khoyaa rahaa jin-o-malaik ke jahaaN men
har lahajaa agarche mujhe aadam ne pukaaraa

barason yuuN hii dil_jamii-e-aurang kii Khaatir
sau phuul khilaaye kabhii sau zaKhm Khariide
main likhataa rahaa hijv baGaavat manshuun kii
main paDhataa rahaa qasr_nashiinon ke qasiide
ubharaa bhii agar dil men ko_ii jazabaa-e-sar_kash
is Khauf se chup thaa ke ko_ii honTh na sii de

lekin ye tilismaat bhii taa der na rah paaye
aaKhir mai-o-miinaa-o-Daf-o-chang bhii TuutTe
yuuN dast-o-garebaaN huaa insaan-o-Khudaaband
nakhachiir to taDape qafas-e-rang bhii TuuTe
is kashmakash-e-zarraa-o-anjum kii fizaa men
kash_kol to kyaa afsar-o-aurang bhii TuuTe

main dekh rahaa thaa mere yaaron ne baDhakar
qaatil ko pukaaraa kabhii maqtal ko sadaa dii
gahe rasn-o-daar ke aaGosh men jhuule
gahe haram-o-dair kii buniyaad hilaa dii
jis aag se bhar_puur thaa maahaul kaa siinaa
vo aag mere lauh-o-qalam ko bhii pilaa dii

aur aaj shikastaa huaa har tauq-e-talaa_ii
ab fan meraa darbaar kii jagiir nahiin hai
ab meraa hunar hai mere jamahuur kii daulat
ab meraa junuuN kaif-e-taaziir nahiin hai
ab dil pe jo guzaregii be-Tok kahuuNgaa
ab mere qalam main ko_ii zanjiir nahiin hai

dil bhii bujhaa ho shaam kii parachhaa_iyaaN bhii hon

dil bhii bujhaa ho shaam kii parachhaa_iyaaN bhii hon
mar jaa_iye jo aise men tanhaa_iyaaN bhii hon

aaNkhon kii surKh lahar hai mauj-e-suparadagii
ye kyaa zaruur hai ke ab angaDaa_iyaaN bhii hon

har husn-e-saadaa lau na dil men utar sakaa
kuchh to mizaaj-e-yaar men geharaa_iyaaN bhii hon

duniyaa ke tazakire to tabiyat hii le bujhe
baat us kii ho to phir suKhan aaraa_iyaaN bhii hon

pahale pahal kaa ishq abhii yaad hai Faraz
dil Khud ye chaahataa hai ke rusvaa_iyaaN bhii hon

dost ban kar bhii nahiin saath nibhaanevaalaa

dost ban kar bhii nahiin saath nibhaanevaalaa
vahii andaaz hai zaalim kaa zamaanevaalaa

ab ise log samajhate hain giraftaar meraa
saKht nadiim hai mujhe daam men laanevaalaa

kyaa kahen kitane maraasim the hamaare is se
vo jo ik shaKhs hai muuNh pher ke jaanevaalaa

tere hote hue aa jaatii thii saarii duniyaa
aaj tanhaa huuN to ko_ii nahiin aanevaalaa

muntazir kis kaa huuN TuuTii hu_ii dahaliiz pe main
kaun aayegaa yahaaN kaun hai aanevaalaa

main ne dekhaa hai bahaaron men chaman ko jalate
hai ko_ii Khvaab kii taabiir bataanevaalaa

kyaa Khabar thii jo merii jaan men ghulaa hai itanaa
hai vahii mujh ko sar-e-daar bhii laane vaalaa

tum taqalluf ko bhii iKhalaas samajhate ho Faraz
dost hotaa nahiin har haath milaanevaalaa

dukh fasaanaa nahiin ke tujh se kahen

dukh fasaanaa nahiin ke tujh se kahen
dil bhii maanaa nahiin ke tujh se kahen

aaj tak apanii bekalii kaa sabab
Khud bhii jaanaa nahiin ke tujh se kahen

ek tuu harf_aashnaa thaa magar
ab zamaanaa nahiin ke tujh se kahen

be-tarah dil hai aur tujh se
dostaanaa nahiin ke tujh se kahen

ai Khudaa dard-e-dil hai baKhshish-e-dost
aab-o-daanaa nahiin ke tujh se kahen