terii yaadoN kaa vo aalaam nahiiN hai
magar dil kii udaasii kam nahiiN hai
hameN bhii yaad hai vo marg-e-tamannaa
magar ab fursat-e-maatam nahiiN hai
havaa-e-qarb-e-manzil kaa buraa ho
firaaq-e-hamsafar kaa Gham nahiiN hai
junuun-e-paarsaa’ii bhii to naaseh
merii deevaangii se kam nahiiN hai
ye kyaa gulshan hai, jis gulshan meN logoN
bahaaroN kaa ko’ii mausam nahiiN hai
qayaamat hai ke har mai-Khwaar pyaasaa
magar ko’ii hariif-e-jam nahiiN hai
saliiboN pe khiiNche jaate haiN lekin
kisii ke haath meN parcham nahiiN hai
“Faraz” is qaht-zaar-e-raushnii meN
chiraaghoN ka dhuuaaN bhii kam nahiiN hai
tujhse bicchaR ke ham bhii muqaddar ke ho gaye
phir jo bhii dar mila hai usii dar ke ho gaye
phir yuN hu’aa ke Ghair ko dil se lagaa liyaa
andar vo nafrateN thiiN ke baahar ke ho gaye
kyaa log the ke jaan se baRh kar aziiz the
ab dil se mahv naam bhii aksar ke ho gaye
ai yaad-e-yaar tujh se kareN kyaa shikaayateN
ai dard-e-hijr hum bhii to patthar ke ho gaye
samjhaa rahe the mujh ko sabhii nasehaan-e-shehar
phir raftaa raftaa Khud usii kaafir ke ho gaye
ab ke na intizaar kareN chaaragar kaa ham
ab ke gaye to kuu-e-sitamgar ke ho gaye
rote ho ek jaziira-e-jaaN ko “Faraz” tum
dekho to kitne shah’r samandar ke ho gaye
