Main to aavaaraa shayar hoon meri kya vaqa'at

mai.n to aavaaraa shaayar huu.N merii kyaa vaqa'at


mai.n to aavaaraa shaayar huu.N merii kyaa vaqa'at
ek do giit pareshaan se gaa letaa huu.N

gahe gahe kisii naakaam sharaabii kii tarah
ek do zahar ke saaGar bhii cha.Dhaa letaa huu.N

tuu ke ik vaadii-e-gul_rang kii shah_zaadii hai
ek bekaar se insaa.N ke liye vaqf na ho

tere Khvaabo.n ke jaziiro.n me.n ba.Dii raunaq hai
ek anjaan se tuufaa.N ke liye vaqf na ho

......

Khamosh ho kyo.n daad-e-jafaa kyuu.N nahii.n dete


Khamosh ho kyo.n daad-e-jafaa kyuu.N nahii.n dete
bismil ho to qaatil ko duaa kyuu.N nahii.n dete

vahashat kaa sabab ruuzan-e-zindaa.N to nahii.n hai
mahar-o-maah-o-anjum ko bujhaa kyuu.N nahii.n dete

ik ye bhii to andaaz-e-ilaaj-e-Gam-e-jaa.N hai
ai chaaraagaro dard ba.Dhaa kyuu.N nahii.n dete

munsif ho agar tum to kab insaaf karoge
mujarim hai agar ham to sazaa kyuu.N nahii.n dete

rahazan ho to haazir hai mataa-e-dil-o-jaa.N bhii
rahabar ho to manzil kaa pataa kyuu.N nahii.n dete

kyaa biit ga_ii ab ke 'Faraz' ahal-e-chaman par
yaaraan-e-qafas mujh ko sadaa kyuu.N nahii.n dete..

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Khvaab marate nahii.n


Khvaab marate nahii.n
Khvaab dil hai.n na aa.Nkhe.n na saa.Nse.n ke jo
rezaa-rezaa hue to bikhar jaaye.nge
jism kii maut se ye bhii mar jaaye.nge

Khvaab marate nahii.n
Khvaab to raushanii hai.n, navaa hai.n, havaa hai.n
jo kaale pahaa.Do.n se rukate nahii.n
zulm ke dozaKho.n se bhii phukate nahii.n
raushanii aur navaa aur havaa ke aalam
maqtalo.n me.n pahu.Nch kar bhii jhukate nahii.n

Khvaab to harf hai.n
Khvaab to nuur hai.n
Khvaab to suqraat hai.n
Khvaab mansuur hai.n
....


kuchh na kisii se bole.nge


kuchh na kisii se bole.nge
tanhaa_ii me.n ro le.nge

ham berahabaro.n kaa kyaa
saath kisii ke ho le.nge

[berahabaro.n=pathless travellers]

Khud to hue rusavaa lekin
tere bhed na khole.nge

jiivan zahar bharaa saaGar
kab tak amrit ghole.nge

niind to kyaa aayegii 'Faraz'
maut aa_ii to so le.nge


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kyaa ruKhsat-e-yaar kii gha.Dii thii


kyaa ruKhsat-e-yaar kii gha.Dii thii
ha.Nsatii hu_ii raat ro pa.Dii thii

ham Khud hii hue tabaah varnaa
duniyaa ko hamaarii kyaa pa.Dii thii

ye zaKhm hai.n un dino.n kii yaade.n
jab aap se dostii ba.Dii thii

jaate to kidhar ko tere vahashii
zanjiir-e-junuu.N ka.Dii pa.Dii thii

Gam the ki 'Faraz' aa.Ndhiyaa.N thii
dil thaa ki 'Faraz' pankhud.ii thii