Ahmed Faraz

aashiqii be-dilii se mushkil hai
 aa.Nkh se duur na ho dil se utar jaayegaa
 ab ke ham bichha.De to shaayad kabhii Khvaabo.n me.n mile.n
ab ke rut badalii to Khushbuu kaa safar dekhegaa kaun
ab ke tajdiid-e-vafaa kaa nahii.n imkaa.N jaanaa.N
 ab kis kaa jashn manaate ho
 aise chup hai ke ye ma.nzil bhii Ka.Dii ho jaise
badan me.n aag sii cheharaa gulaab jaisaaa hai
baraso.n ke baad dekhaa ik shaKhs dilarubaa saa
 beniyaaz-e-Gam-e-paimaan-e-vafaa ho jaanaa
 chhe.De mai.n ne kabhii lab-o-ruKhasaar ke qisse
 dil bhii bujhaa ho, shaam kii parachhaa_iiyaa.N bhii ho.n
 dost ban kar bhii nahii.n saath nibhaanevaalaa
 dukh fasaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n
 Faraz ab ko_ii saudaa ko_ii junuu.N bhii nahii.n
 gile fuzuul the ahad-e-vafaa ke hote huye
 haath uThe hai.n magar lab pe duaa ko_ii nahii.n
 har tamaashaa_ii faqat saahil se ma.nzar dekhataa
 havaa ke zor se pi.ndaar-e-baam-o-daar bhii gayaa
 huii hai shaam to aa.Nkho.n me.n bas gayaa phir tuu
 inhii.n Khush-gumaaniyo.n me.n kahii.n jaa.N se bhii na jaao
 is daur-e-bejunuu.N kii kahaanii ko_ii likho
 is qadar musal-sal thii.n shiddate.n judaa_ii kii
 is se pahale ke bevafaa ho jaaye.n
 jis simt bhii dekhuu.N nazar aataa hai ke tum ho
 juz tere ko_ii bhii din raat na jaane mere
 kahaa thaa kis ne ke ahd-e-vafaa karo us se
 karuu.N na yaad agar kis tarah bhulaauu.N use
 kaThin hai raahaguzar tho.Dii duur saath chalo
 Khamosh ho kyo.n daad-e-jafaa kyuu.N nahii.n dete
 Khvaab marate nahii.n
 kuchh na kisii se bole.nge
 kyaa ruKhsat-e-yaar kii gha.Dii thii
 mai.n to aavaaraa shaayar huu.N merii kyaa vaqa'at
 muntazir kab se tahayyur hai terii taqariir kaa
 muttafaavate.n hai.n mere Khudaa ki ye tuu nahii.n koii aur hai
 payaam aaye hai.n us yaar-e-bevafaa ke mujhe
 pech rakhate ho bahut saaj-o-dastaar ke biich
 phir usii raahaguzar par shaayad
 qurbato.n me.n bhii judaa_ii ke zamaane maa.Nge
 ranjish hii sahii dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa
 saaqiyaa ik nazar jaam se pahale pahale
 sab log liye sang-e-malaamat nikal aaye
 sakuut-e-shaam-e-Khizaa.N hai qariib aa jaao
 sholaa thaa jal-bujhaa huu.N, havaaye.n mujhe na do
 sunaa hai log use aa.Nkh bhar ke dekhate hai.n
 ta.Dap uThuu.N bhii to zaalim terii duhaa_ii na duu.N
 tere hote huye mahafil me.n jalate hai.n chiraaG
 terii baate.n hii sunaane aaye
 tum bhi Khafaa ho log bhii baraham hai.n dosto