Hawa k zor se pindaar-e-baam-o-daar bhi gaya

'Faraz' ab ko_ii saudaa ko_ii junuu.N bhii nahii.n


'Faraz' ab ko_ii saudaa ko_ii junuu.N bhii nahii.n
magar qaraar se din kaT rahe ho.n yuu.N bhii nahii.n

lab-o-dahan bhii milaa guftaguu kaa fan bhii milaa
magar jo dil pe guzaratii hai kah sakuu.N bhii nahii.n

[lab = lips; dahan = mouth; guftaguu = conversation]
[fan = art/skill]

merii zubaa.N kii luknat se bad_gumaa.N na ho
jo tuu kahe to tujhe umr bhar miluu.N bhii nahii.n

[luknat = stammering; bad_gumaa.N = suspicious]

'Faraz' jaise ko_ii diyaa turbat-e-havaa chaahe hai
tuu paas aaye to mumkin hai mai.n rahuu.N bhii nahii.n

[turbat = grave/tomb]

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dukh fasaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n


dukh fasaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n
dil bhii maanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n

aaj tak apanii bekalii kaa sabab
Khud bhii jaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n

ek tuu harf_aashnaa thaa magar
ab zamaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n

be-tarah dil hai aur tujh se
dostaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n

ai Khudaa dard-e-dil hai baKhshish-e-dost
aab-o-daanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n

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dost ban kar bhii nahii.n saath nibhaanevaalaa


dost ban kar bhii nahii.n saath nibhaanevaalaa
vahii andaaz hai zaalim kaa zamaanevaalaa

ab ise log samajhate hai.n giraftaar meraa
saKht nadiim hai mujhe daam me.n laanevaalaa

kyaa kahe.n kitane maraasim the hamaare is se
vo jo ik shaKhs hai muu.Nh pher ke jaanevaalaa

tere hote hue aa jaatii thii saarii duniyaa
aaj tanhaa huu.N to ko_ii nahii.n aanevaalaa

muntazir kis kaa huu.N TuuTii hu_ii dahaliiz pe mai.n
kaun aayegaa yahaa.N kaun hai aanevaalaa

mai.n ne dekhaa hai bahaaro.n me.n chaman ko jalate
hai ko_ii Khvaab kii taabiir bataanevaalaa

kyaa Khabar thii jo merii jaan me.n ghulaa hai itanaa
hai vahii mujh ko sar-e-daar bhii laane vaalaa

tum taqalluf ko bhii iKhalaas samajhate ho 'Faraz'
dost hotaa nahii.n har haath milaanevaalaa ...


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har tamaashaa_ii faqat saahil se manzar dekhataa


har tamaashaa_ii faqat saahil se manzar dekhataa
kaun dariyaa ko ulaTataa kaun gauhar dekhataa

[tamaashaa_ii=spectator; faqat=merely; saahil=river side]
[ma.nzar=spectacle/show/view; gauhar=pearl]

vo to duniyaa ko merii diivaangii Khush aa ga_ii
tere haatho.n me.n vagarnaa pahalaa patthar dekhataa

[vagarnaa=otherwise]

aa.Nkh me.n aa.Nsuu ja.De the par sadaa tujh ko na dii
is tavaqqo par ki shaayad tuu palaT kar dekhataa

[sadaa=call; tavaqqo=hope]

merii qismat kii lakiire.n mere haatho.n me.n na thii.n
tere maathe par ko_ii meraa muqaddar dekhataa

[qismat=fate; lakiire.n=lines; maathe=forehead]
[muqaddar= destiny/fate]

zindagii phailii hu_ii thii shaam-e-hijraa.N kii tarah
kis ko itanaa hausalaa thaa kaun jii kar dekhataa

[shaam-e-hijraa.N=evening of separation; hausalaa=strength]

Duubane vaalaa thaa aur saahil pe cheharo.n kaa hujuum
pal kii mohalat thii mai.n kis ko aa.Nkh bhar ke dekhataa

[hujuum=crowd; mohalat=(free) time]

tuu bhii dil ko ik lahuu kii buu.Nd samajhaa hai 'Faraz'
aa.Nkh gar hotii to qatre me.n samandar dekhataa

[lahuu=blood; qatre=drops; samandar=ocean].

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havaa ke zor se pindaar-e-baam-o-daar bhii gayaa


havaa ke zor se pindaar-e-baam-o-daar bhii gayaa
chiraaG ko jo bachaate the un kaa ghar bhii gayaa

pukaarate rahe mahafuuz kishtiyo.n vaale
mai.n Duubataa huaa dariyaa ke paar utar bhii gayaa

ab ehatiyaat kii diivaar kyaa uThaate ho
jo chor dil me.n chhupaa thaa vo kaam kar bhii gayaa

mai.n chup rahaa ki is me.n thii aafiyat jaa.N kii
ko_ii to merii tarah thaa jo daar par bhii gayaa

sulagate sochate viiraa.N mausamo.n kii tarah
ka.Daa thaa ahad-e-javaanii magar guzar bhii gayaa

jise bhulaa na sakaa us ko yaad kyaa rakhataa
jo naam dil me.n rahaa zehan se utar bhii gayaa

phaTii-phaTii hu_ii aa.Nkho.n se yuu.N na dekh mujhe
tujhe talaash hai jis kii vo shaKhs mar bhii gayaa

magar falak kii adaavat usii ke ghar se na thii
jahaa.N 'Faraz' na thaa sail-e-Gam udhar bhii gayaa..