terii baate.n hii sunaane aaye
dost bhii dil hii dukhaane aaye

phuul khilate hai.n to ham sochate hai.n
tere aane ke zamaane aaye

aisii kuchh chup sii lagii hai jaise
ham tujhe haal sunaane aaye

ishq tanhaa hai sar-e-manzil-e-Gam
kaun ye bojh uThaane aaye

ajanabii dost hame.n dekh ke ham
kuchh tujhe yaad dilaane aaye

dil Dha.Dakataa hai safar ke hangaam
kaash phir ko_ii bulaane aaye

ab to rone se bhii dil dukhataa hai
shaayad ab hosh Thikaane aaye

kyaa kahii.n phir ko_ii bastii uja.Dii
log kyuu.N jashn manaane aaye

so raho maut ke pahaluu me.n ’Faraz’
niind kis vaqt na jaane aaye

tum bhi Khafaa ho log bhii beraham hai.n dosto
ab ho chalaa yaqii.n ke bure ham hai.n dosto 

kis ko hamaare haal se nisbat hai kyaa kare.n
aa.Nkhe.n to dushmano.n kii bhii pur_nam hai.n dosto 

apane sivaa hamaare na hone kaa Gam kise
apanii talaash me.n to ham hii ham hai.n dosto 

kuchh aaj shaam hii se hai dil bhii bujhaa bujhaa
kuchh shahar ke chiraaG bhii maddham hai.n dosto 

is shahar-e-aarazuu se bhi baahar nikal chalo
ab dil kii raunaqe.n bhii ko_ii dam hai.n dosto 

sab kuchh sahii ’Faraz’ par itanaa zaruur hai
duniyaa me.n aise log bahut kam hai.n dosto 

tuu paas bhii ho to dil beqaraar apanaa hai
ke ham ko teraa nahii.n intazaar apanaa hai 

mile ko_ii bhii teraa zikr chhe.D dete hai.n
ke jaise saaraa jahaa.N raaz_daar apanaa hai 

vo duur ho to bajaa tark-e-dostii kaa Khayaal
vo saamane ho to kab iKhtiyaar apanaa hai 

zamaane bhar ke dukho.n ko lagaa liyaa dil se
is aasare pe ke ik Gam_gusaar apanaa hai 

’Faraz’ raahat-e-jaa.N bhii vahii hai kyaa kiije
vo jis ke haath se siinaa_fiGaar apanaa hai

us ko judaa hue bhii zamaanaa bahut huaa
ab kyaa kahe.n ye qissaa puraanaa bahut huaa

Dhalatii na thii kisii bhii jatan se shab-e-firaaq
ai marg-e-naagahaa.N teraa aanaa bahut huaa

ham Khuld se nikal to gaye hai.n par ai Khudaa
itane se vaaqaye kaa fasaanaa bahut huaa

ab ham hai.n aur saare zamaane kii dushmaanii
us se zaraa rabt ba.Dhaanaa bahut huaa

ab kyo.n na zindagii pe muhabbat ko vaar de.n
is aashiqii me.n jaan se jaanaa bahut huaa 

ab tak to dil ka dil se taarruf na ho sakaa
maanaa ki us se milanaa milaanaa bahut huaa 

kyaa kyaa na ham Kharaab hue hai.n magar ye dil
ai yaad-e-yaar teraa Thikaanaa bahut huaa

kahataa thaa naaseho.n se mere muu.Nh na aa_iio
phir kyaa thaa ek huu kaa bahaanaa bahut huaa

lo phir tere labo.n pe usii bevafaa kaa zikr
ahmad ’Faraz’ tujh se kahaa naa bahut huaa

us ne kahaa sun
ahad nibhaane kii Khaatir mat aanaa
ahad nibhaanevaale aksar majabuurii yaa
mahajuurii kii thakan se lauTaa karate hai.n
tum jaao aur dariyaa dariyaa pyaas bujhaao
jin aa.Nkho.n me.n Duubo
jis dil me.n bhii utaro
merii talab aavaaz na degii
lekin jab merii chaahat aur merii Khvaahish kii lau
itanii tez aur itanii uu.Nchii ho jaaye
jab dil rode
tab lauT aanaa 

us ne sukuut-e-shab me.n bhii apanaa payaam rakh diyaa
hijr kii raat baam par maah-e-tamaam rakh diyaa 

aamad-e-dost kii naviid kuu-e-vafaa me.n aam thii
mai.n ne bhii ik chiraaG-saa dil sar-e-shaam rakh diyaa 

dekho ye mere Khvaab the dekho ye mere zaKhm hai.n
mai.n ne to sab hisaab-e-jaa.N bar_sar-e-aam rakh diyaa 

us ne nazar nazar me.n hii aise bhale suKhan kahe
mai.n ne to us ke paa.No.n me.n saaraa kalaam rakh diyaa 

shiddat-e-tishnagii me.n bhii Gairat-e-maikashii rahii
us ne jo pher lii nazar mai.n ne bhii jaam rakh diya 

aur ’Faraz’ chaahiiye kitanii muhabbate.n tujhe
ke maao.N ne tere naam par bachcho.n ka naam rakh diyaa 

vafaa ke bhes me.n ko_ii raqiib-e-shahar bhii hai
hazar! ke shahar ke qaatil tabiib-e-shahar bhii hai

vahii sipaah-e-sitam Khemaazan hai chaaro.n taraf
jo mere baKht me.n thaa ab nasiib-e-shahar bhii hai

udhar kii aag idhar bhii pahu.Nch na jaaye kahii.n
havaa bhii tez hai jangal qariib-e-shahar bhii hai

ab us ke hijr me.n rote hai.n us ke ghaayal bhii
Khabar na thii ke vo zaalim habiib-e-shahar bhii hai

ye raaz naaraa-e-mansuur hii se ham pe Khulaa
ke chuub-e-mimbar-e-masjid saliib-e-shahar bhii hai

ka.Dii hai jang ke ab ke muqaabile pe ’Faraz’
amiir-e-shahar bhii hai aur khatiib-e-shahar bhii hai

vafaa ke Khvaab muhabbat kaa aasara le jaa
agar chalaa hai to jo kuchh mujhe diyaa le jaa 

maqaam-e-suud-o-ziyaa.N aa gayaa hai phir jaanaa.N
ye zaKhm mere sahii tiir to uThaa le jaa 

yahii hai qismat-e-saharaa yahii karam teraa
ki buu.Nd buu.Nd ataa kar ghaTaa ghaTaa le jaa 

Guruur-e-dost se itanaa bhii dil_shikastaa na ho
phir uTh ke saamane daaman-e-iltajaa le jaa 

nadaamate.n ho.n to sar baar-e-dosh hotaa hai
’Faraz’ jaa.N ke evaz aabaruu bachaa le jaa

vahashat-e-dil silaa-e-aabalaa_paa_ii le le
mujh se yaa rab mere lafzo.n kii kamaa_ii le le

[vahashat-e-dil = terrified heart; silaa-e-aabalaa_paa_ii = result of wandering]

aql har baar dikhaatii thii jale haath apane
dil ne har baar kahaa aag paraa_ii le le

mai.n to us subah-e-daraKhshaa.N ko tavangar jaanuu.N
jo mere shahar se kashkol-e-gadaa_ii le le

[subah-e-daraKhshaa.N = luminous dawn; tavangar = rich]
[kashkol-e-gadaa_ii = darkness in alms]

tuu Ganii hai magar itanii hai.n sharaayat merii
ye mohabbat jo hame.n raas na aa_ii le le

[Ganii = wealthy; sharaayat = conditions (plural of shart)]

apane diivaan ko galiyo.n me liye phirataa huu.N
hai ko_ii jo hunar-e-zaKhm_numaa_ii le le

e aalam shauq kaa dekhaa na jaaye
vo but hai yaa Khudaa dekhaa na jaaye 

ye kin nazaro.n se tum ne aaj dekhaa
ke teraa dekhanaa dekha naa jaaye 

hameshaa ke liye mujh se bichha.D jaa
ye manzar baarahaa dekhaa na jaaye 

Galat hai jo sunaa par aazamaa kar
tujhe ai baavafaa dekhaa na jaaye 

ye maharuumii nahii.n paas-e-vafaa hai
ko_ii tere sivaa dekhaa na jaaye 

yahii to aashnaa banate hai.n aaKhir
ko_ii naa_aashnaa dekhaa na jaaye

’Faraz’ apane sivaa hai kaun teraa
tujhe tujh se judaa dekhaa na jaaye