ham to yuN Khush the ke ek taar gariibaan meN hai

ham to yuN Khush the ke ek taar gariibaan meN hai
kyaa khabar thii ke bahaar uske bhi armaan meN hai

ek zarb aur bhii ai zindagii tesha-e-badast
saaNs lene kii sakat ab bhii merii jaan meN hai

maiN tujhe kho ke bhi zindaa huN, ye dekhaa tuune
kis qadar hoaslaa haare hue insaan meN hai

faasile qurb ke sholon ko havaa dete hain !
main tere shh’r se duur aur tuu mere dhyaan meN hai

sar diivaar farozaaN hai, hai abhii ek chiraaG
ai naseem-e-sahrii ! kuch tere imkaan meN hai

dil dhaRakne kii sadaa aatii hai gaahe gaahe
jaise ab bhii terii aavaaz mere kaan meN hai

khalqat-e-shah’r ke har zulm ke bawasaaf “Faraz”
haaye vo haath ke apne hii gariibaan meN hai

Ahmed Faraz