phir usi rahguzar par shayad
ham kabhi mil sakain magar shayad

jan pahachan se kya hoga
phir bhi ai dost gaur kar shayad

muntazir jin ke ham rahe tum ho
mil gaye aur hamsafar shayad

jo bhi bichare hain kab mile hain ‘Faraz’
phir bhi tu intazar kar shyad

payam aye hain us yar-e-bevafa k mujhe
jise qarar na aya kahi bhula k mujhe

nashe se kahun to nahin yad-e-yar ka alam
k la ura hai koi dosh par hava k mujhe

judaiyan hon to aisi ki umr bhar na mile
fareb to do zara silsile bara k mujhe

main Khud ko bhul chuka tha magar jahan vale
udas chor gaye aina dikha k mujhe

muttafavatain hain mere khuda ki ye tu nahin koi aur hai
ki tu asaman pe ho to ho pisar-e-zamin koi aur hai

wo jo raste the vafa ke the ye jo manzilain hain saza ki hain
mera hamsafar koi aur tha mera hamnashin koi aur hai

mere jism-o-jan main tere siva aur koi bhi dusra
mujhe phir bhi lagta hai is tarah ki kahin kahin koi aur hai

main asir apne gazal ka main faqir dasht-e-visal ka
jo hiran ko bandh ke le gaya wo subuktagin koi aur hai

main to avara shayar hon meri kya vaqat
ek do git pareshan se ga leta hon

gahe gahe kisi nakam sharabi ki tarah
ek do zahar ke sagar bhi charha leta hon

tu ke ik vadi-e-gulrang ki shahzadi hai
ek bekar se insan ke liye vaqf na ho

tere khvabon ke jaziron main bari raunaq hai
ek anjan se tufan ke liye vaqf na ho

kuch muhtasibon k khilwat main kuch waiz k ghar jati hai
ham bada-kashon k hise ko ab jam main kam kam ati hai

yun arz-o-talab se kab ai dil patthar-dil pani hote hain
tum lakh raza k khu dalo kab khu-e-sitamgar jati hai

bedad-garon ki basti hai yan dad kahan fariyad kahan
sar phorti phirti hai nadan fariyad jo dar dar jati hai

han ji k zayan k ham ko bhi tashwish hai lekin kya kjiye
har rah jo udhar ko jati hai maqtal se guzar kar jati hai

ab kucha-e-dilbar ka rah-rau rahzan bhi bane to bat bane
pahre se udu talte hi nahin aur rat barabar jati hai

ham ahal-e-qafas tanha bhi nahin har roz nasim-e-subah-e-watan
yadon se muattar ati hai ashkon se munawwar jati hai

karon na yad agar kis tarah bhulaon use
gazal bahana karon aur gungunaon use

wo khar-khar hai shakh-e-gulab ki manind
main zakhm-zakhm hon phir bhi gale lagaon use

ye log tazakare karate hain apne logon se
main kaise bat karon aur kahan se laon use

magar wo zudfaramosh zud ranj bhi hai
ke ruth jaye agar yad kuch dilaon use

vahi jo daulat-e-dil hai vahi jo rahat-e-jan
tumhari bat pe ai nasiho ganvaon use

jo hamsafar sar-e-manzil bichar raha hai ‘Faraz’
ajab nahin ki agar yad bhi na aon use

kaha tha kis ne ke ahad-e-vafa karo us se
jo yon kiya hai to phir kyon gila karo us se

ye ahl-e-baz tunak hausala sahi phir bhi
zara fasana-e-dil ibtida karo us se

ye kya ke tum hi gam-e-hijr ke fasane kaho
kabhi to us ke bahane suna karo us se

nasib phir koi taqrib-e-qarb ho ke na ho
jo dil main hon vahi batain kiya karo us se

‘Faraz’ tark-e-ta’alluq to khair kya hoga
yahi bahut hai ke kam kam mila karo us se

juz tere koi bhi din rat na jane mere
tu kahan hai magar ai dost purane mere

tu bhi khushbu hai magar mera tajassus bekar
barq-e-avara ki manind thikhane mere

shama ki lau thi ke wo tu tha magar hijr ki rat
der tak rota raha koi sirhane mere