jo ghair the vo isi baat par hamaare hue — Ahmad Faraz

sunaa hai log use aankh bhar ke dekhte hain
so us ke shahr mein kuchh din Thahar ke dekhte hain

TuuTaa to huun magar abhi bikhraa nahin 'faraaz'
mere badan pe jaise shikaston kaa jaal ho

'faraaz' ishq ki duniyaa to khub-surat thi
ye kis ne fitna-e-hijr-o-visaal rakkhaa hai

judaaiyaan to muqaddar hain phir bhi jaan-e-safar
kuchh aur duur zaraa saath chal ke dekhte hain

zindagi teri ataa thi so tire naam ki hai
ham ne jaise bhi basar ki tiraa ehsaan jaanaan

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

yaar bhi raah ki divaar samajhte hain mujhe
main samajhtaa thaa mire yaar samajhte hain mujhe

ab kaargah-e-dahr mein lagtaa hai bahut dil
ai dost kahin ye bhi tiraa gham to nahin hai

haT ke ru-e-yaar se tazin-e-aalam kar gaiin
vo nigaahein jin ko ab tak raaegaan samjhaa thaa main

jahaan jahaan koi urdu zabaan boltaa hai
vahin vahin miraa hindostaan boltaa hai

vaqt hotaa hai bevafaa yaaro
aadmi bevafaa nahin hotaa