Ab ke ham bichre to shaayad kabhii Khvaabon mein milen

aashiqii be-dilii se mushkil hai


aashiqii be-dilii se mushkil hai
phir muhabbat usii se mushkil hai

ishq aaGaaz hii se mushkil hai
sabr karanaa abhii se mushkil hai

ham ?? aasaa.N hai.n aur hamaare liye
dushmanii dostii se mushkil hai

jis ko sab be-vafaa samajhate ho.n
bevafaa_ii usii se mushkil hai

ek do duusare se sahel na jaan
har ko_ii har kisii se mushkil hai

[sahel=approachable]

tuu baa-zid hai to jaa 'Faraz' magar
vaapasii us galii se mushkil hai
........

aa.Nkh se duur na ho dil se utar jaayegaa


aa.Nkh se duur na ho dil se utar jaayegaa
vaqt kaa kyaa hai guzarataa hai guzar jaayegaa

itanaa maanuus na ho Khilvat-e-Gam se apanii
tuu kabhii Khud ko bhii dekhegaa to Dar jaayegaa

[maanuus=intimate; Khilvat-e-Gam=sorrow of loneliness]

tum sar-e-raah-e-vafaa dekhate rah jaaoge
aur vo baam-e-rafaaqat se utar jaayegaa

[sar-e-raah-e-vafaa=path of love; baam-e-rafaaqat=responsibility towards love]

zindagii terii ataa hai to ye jaanevaalaa
terii baKhshiish terii dahaliiz pe dhar jaayegaa

[ataa=gift; baKhshiish=donation; dahaliiz=doorstep]

Duubate Duubate kashtii to ochhaalaa de duu.N
mai.n nahii.n ko_ii to saahil pe utar jaayegaa

[ochhaalaa=upward push]

zabt laazim hai magar dukh hai qayaamat kaa 'Faraz'
zaalim ab ke bhii na royegaa to mar jaayegaa
............

ab ke ham bichha.De to shaayad kabhii Khvaabo.n me.n mile.n


ab ke ham bichha.De to shaayad kabhii Khvaabo.n me.n mile.n
jis tarah suukhe hue phuul kitaabo.n me.n mile.n

Dhuu.NDh uja.De hue logo.n me.n vafaa ke motii
ye Khazaane tujhe mumkin hai Kharaabo.n me.n mile.n

[uja.De=desolated, ruined; Kharaab=bad]

tuu Khudaa hai na meraa ishq farishto.n jaisaa
dono.n insaa.N hai.n to kyo.n itane hijaabo.n me.n mile.n

[hijaab - veil, here it means barrier]

Gam-e-duniyaa bhii Gam-e-yaar me.n shaamil kar lo
nashaa ba.Dataa hai sharabe.n jo sharaabo.n me.n mile.n

aaj ham daar pe khe.nche gaye jin baato.n par
kyaa ajab kal vo zamaane ko nisaabo.n me.n mile.n

ab na vo mai.n huu.N na tu hai na vo maazii hai `Faraaz',
jaise do shaKhs tamannaa ke saraabo.n me.m mile.n

[maazii=past; saraab - illusion, mirage]