Ahmed Faraz

kyuuN tabiiat kahiiN Thahartii nahiiN

dostii to udaas kartii nahiiN
ham hameshaa ke sair-chashm sahii
tujh ko dekheN to aaNkh bhartii nahiiN
shab-e-hijraaN bhii roz-e-bad kii taraH
kaT to jaatii hai par guzartii nahiiN
ye mohabbat hai, sun, zamaane, sun!
itnii aasaaniyoN se martii nahiiN
jis taraH tum guzaarte ho Faraaz
zindagii us taraH guzartii nahiiN
Ahmed Faraz
is se pahle ki bewafa ho jaayeN

kyuuN na aye dost ham judaa ho jaayeN
tuu bhii hiire se ban gayaa patthar
ham bhii kal jaane kyaa se kyaa ho jaayeN
ham bhii majbuuriyoN ka uzr kareN
phir kahiiN aur mubtilaa ho jaayeN
ab ke gar tuu mile to ham tujhse
aise lipTeN terii qabaa ho jaayeN
bandagii hamne chhoD dii Faraaz
kyaa kareN log jab Khudaa ho jaayeN
Ghazal
ranjish hii sahii, dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa

aa phir se mujhe chhoD ke jaane ke liye aa
kuchh to mere pindaar-e-mohabbat* kaa bharam rakh
tuu bhii to kabhii mujhko manaane ke liye aa
pahle se maraasim* na sahii, phir bhii kabhii to rasm-o-rah-e-duniaa hi nibhaane ke liye aa
kis kis ko bataayenge judaai ka sabab ham
tuu mujh se Khafaa hai, to zamaane ke liye aa
k umar se huuN lazzt-e-giryaa* se bhii mahruum
ae raahat-e-jaaN mujhko rulaane ke liye aa

ab tak dil-e-Khushfaham ko tujh se haiN ummiideN
yah aakhirii shamaeN bhii bujhaane ke liye aa
(Ahmed Faraaz)