Yeh merii Gazalen ye merii nazmen

zaKhm ko phuul to sar sar ko sabaa kahate hai.n


zaKhm ko phuul to sar sar ko sabaa kahate hai.n
jaane kyaa daur hai kyaa log hai.n kyaa kahate hai.n

kyaa qayaamat hai ke jin ke liye ruk ruk ke chale
ab vahii log hame.n aabalaapaa kahate hai.n

ko_ii batalaao ke ik umr kaa bichha.Daa mahabuub
ittefaaqan kahii.n mil jaaye to kyaa kahate hai.n

ye bhii andaaz-e-suKhan hai ke jafaa ko terii
Gamzaa-o-ishvaa-o-andaaz-o-adaa kahate hai.n

jab talak duur hai tuu terii parastish kar le.n
ham jise chhuu na sake.n us ko Khudaa kahate hai.n

kyaa ta'ajjub hai ke ham ahl-e-tamannaa ko 'Faraaz'
vo jo maharuum-e-tamannaa hai.n buraa kahate hai.n..

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ye aalam shauq kaa dekhaa na jaaye


ye aalam shauq kaa dekhaa na jaaye
vo but hai yaa Khudaa dekhaa na jaaye

ye kin nazaro.n se tum ne aaj dekhaa
ke teraa dekhanaa dekha naa jaaye

hameshaa ke liye mujh se bichha.D jaa
ye manzar baarahaa dekhaa na jaaye

Galat hai jo sunaa par aazamaa kar
tujhe ai baavafaa dekhaa na jaaye

ye maharuumii nahii.n paas-e-vafaa hai
ko_ii tere sivaa dekhaa na jaaye

yahii to aashnaa banate hai.n aaKhir
ko_ii naa_aashnaa dekhaa na jaaye

'Faraz' apane sivaa hai kaun teraa
tujhe tujh se judaa dekhaa na jaaye..

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ye kyaa ke sab se bayaa.N dil kii haalate.n karanii


ye kyaa ke sab se bayaa.N dil kii haalate.n karanii
'Faraz' tujh ko na aa_ii.n muhabbate.n karanii

ye qurb kyaa hai ke tuu saamane hai aur hame.n
shumaar abhii se judaa_ii kii sa'ate.n karanii

ko_ii Khudaa ho ke patthar jise bhii ham chaahe.n
tamaam umr usii kii ibaadate.n karanii

sab apane apanee qariine se muntazir us ke
kisii ko shukr kisii ko shikaayate.n karanii

ham apane dil se hai.n majabuur aur logon ko
zaraa sii baat pe barpaa qayaamate.n karanii

mile.n jab un se to mubaham sii guftaguu karanaa
phir apane aap se sau-sau vazaahate.n karanii

ye log kaise magar dushmanii nibhaate.n hai.n
hamii.n ko raas na aa_ii.n muhabbate.n karanii

kabhii 'Faraz' naye mausamo.n me.n ro denaa
kabhii talaash puraanii raqaabate.n karanii
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ye merii Gazale.n ye merii nazme.n tamaam terii hikaayate.n hai.n


ye merii Gazale.n ye merii nazme.n tamaam terii hikaayate.n hai.n
ye tazkire.n terii lutf ke hai.n ye sher terii shikaayate.n hai.n
mai.n sab terii nazr kar rahaa huu.N ye un zamaano.n kii s'ate.n hai.n
jo zindagii ke naye safar me.n tujhe kisii roz yaad aaye.N
to ek ek harf jii uThegaa pahan ke anfaas kii qabaaye.N
udaas tanahaa_iiyo.n ke lamho.n me.n naach uThe.ngii ye apasaraaye.N

[tazkire.n=mention; s'ate.n=moments]
[anfaas=breaths; qabaaye.N=long coats]

mujhe terii dard ke alaavaa bhii aur dukh the, ye jaanataa huu.N
hazaar Gam the jo zindagii kii talaash me.n the, ye jaanataa huu.N
mujhe Khabar hai ki terii aa.Nchal me.n dard kii ret chhaanataa huu.N
magar har ek baar tujh ko chhuu kar ye ret rang-e-hinaa banii hai
ye zaKhm gul_zaar ban gaye hai.n ye aahe.n-sozaa.N ghaTaa banii hai
ye dard mauj-e-sabaa huaa hai ye aag dil kii sadaa banii hai

aur ab ye saarii mataa-e-hastii ye phuul ye zaKhm sab tere hai.n
ye dukh ke nauhe ye sukh ke naGme.n jo kal mere the vo ab tere hai.n
jo terii qurbat terii judaa_ii me.n kaT gaye roz-o-shab tere hai.n
vo teraa shaayar teraa muGannii vo jis kii baate.n ajiib sii thii
vo jis ke andaaz Khusro-vaanaa the aur adaaye.N Gariib sii thii.n
vo jis ke jiine kii Khvaahishe.n bhii Khud us ke apane nasiib sii thii.n

[mataa=things; qurbat=nearness]
[roz-o-shab=day and night; muGannii=singer]
[Khusro-vaanaa=king-like; Khvaahishe.n=desires]

na puuchh us kaa ki vo diivaanaa bahut dino.n kaa uja.D chukaa hai
vo kohakan to nahii.n thaa lekin ka.Dii chaTTaano.n se la.D chukaa hai
vo thak chukaa hai aur us kaa teshaa usii ke siine me.n ga.D chukaa hai

[kohakan=another name for Farhaad; teshaa=axe]