Urdu Poetry

aankh 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

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

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

duubate duubate kashtii to ochhaalaa de don
main nahiin koii to saahil pe utar jaayegaa

zabt laazim hai magar dukh hai qayaamat kaa 'Faraz'
zaalim ab ke bhii na royegaa to mar jaayegaa
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ab ke ham bichhare to shaayad kabhii Khvaabon main milain
jis tarah suukhe hue phuul kitaabon main milain

dhondh ujare hue logon main vafaa ke motii
ye Khazaane tujhe mumkin hai Kharaabon main milain

tuu Khudaa hai na meraa ishq farishton jaisaa
donon insaan hain to kyon itane hijaabon main milain

Gam-e-duniyaa bhii Gam-e-yaar main shaamil kar lo
nashaa barataa hai sharabain jo sharaabon main milain

aaj ham daar pe khainche gaye jin baaton par
kyaa ajab kal wo zamaane ko nisaabon main milain

ab na wo main hon na tu hai na wo maazii hai `Faraaz'
jaise do shaKhs tamannaa ke saraabon main milain
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ab ke tajdid-e-vafa ka nahin imkan jana
yad kya tujh ko dilayain tera paiman jana

yon hi mausam ki ada dekh ke yad aya hai
kis qadar jald badal jate hain insan jana

zindagi teri ata thi so tere nam ki hai
ham ne jaise bhi basar ki tera ehsan jana

dil ye kahata hai ki shayad ho fasurda tu bhi
dil ki kya bat karain dil to hai nadan jana

avval-avval ki muhabbat ke nashe yad to kar
bepiye bhi tera chehara tha gulistan jana

akhir akhir to ye alam hai ki ab hosh nahin
rag-e-mina sulag uthi ki rag-e-jan jana

muddaton se ye alam na tavaqqo na ummid
dil pukare hi chala jata hai jana jana

ham bhi kya sada the ham ne bhi samajh rakha tha
gam-e-dauran se juda hai gam-e-jana jana

ab ki kuch aisi saji mahafil-e-yaran jana
sar-ba-zanu hai koi sar-ba-gireban jana

har koi apani hi avaz se kanp uthata hai
har koi apane hi saye se hirasan jana

jis ko dekho vahi zanjir-ba-pa lagata hai
shahar ka shahar hua dakhil-e-zindan jana

ab tera zikr bhi shayad hi gazal main aye
aur se aur hua dard ka unvan jana

ham ki ruthi hui rut ko bhi mana lete the
ham ne dekha hi na tha mausam-e-hijran jana

hosh aya to sabhi khvab the reza-reza
jaise urate huye auraq-e-pareshan jana
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ab kis ka jashn manate ho us des ka jo taqsim hua
ab kis k git sunate ho us tan-man ka jo do-nim hua

us khvab ka jo reza reza un ankhon ki taqdir hua
us nam ka jo tukra tukra galiyon main be-tauqir hua

us parcham ka jis ki hurmat bazaron main nilam hui
us mitti ka jis ki hurmat mansub udu k nam hui

us jang ko jo tum har chuk us rasm ka jo jari bhi nahin
us zakhm ka jo sine pe na tha us jan ka jo vari bhi nahin

us khun ka jo badqismat tha rahon main bahaya tan main raha
us phul ka jo beqimat tha angan main khila ya ban main raha

us mashriq ka jis ko tum ne neze ki ani marham samajha
us magrib ka jis ko tum ne jitna bhi luta kam samajha

un masumon ka jin k lahu se tum ne farozan raten kin
ya un mazlumon ka jis se khanjar ki zuban main baten kin

us mariyam ka jis ki iffat lutti hai bhare bazaron main
us isa ka jo qatil hai aur shamil hai gamkhvaron main

in nauhagaron ka jin ne hamain khud qatl kiya khud rote hain
aise bhi kahin damsaz hue aise jallad bhi hote hain

un bhuk nange dhanchon ka jo raqs sar-e-bazar karain
ya un zalim qazzaqon ka jo bhes badal kar var karain

ya un Jhute iqraron ka jo aj talak aifa na hue
ya un bebas lacharon ka jo aur bhi dukh ka nishana hue

is shahi ka jo dast-ba-dast ai hai tumhare hisse main
kyon nang-e-vatan ki bat karo kya rakha hai is qisse main

ankhon main chupaye ashkon ko honthon main vafa k bol liye
is jashn main bhi shamil hun nauhon se bhara kashkol liye
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ab naye sal ki mohlat nahin milne vali
a chuk ab to shab-o-roz azabon vale

ab to sab dashna-o-khanjar ki zuban bolte hain
ab kahan log muhabbat k nisabon vale

zinda rahne ki tamanna ho to ho jate hain
fakhtaon k bhi kirdar uqabon vale

na mere zakhm khile hain na tera rang-e-hina
mausam aye hi nahin ab k gulabon vale
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aise chup hain ke ye manzil bhi kari ho jaise
teraa milanaa bhi judaai ki ghari ho jaise

apane hi saaye se har gaam laraz jaataa hon
raaste main koi divaar khari ho jaise

manzilain duur bhi hain manzilain nazadik bhi hain
apane hi paaon main zanjir pari ho jaise

kitane naadaan hain tere bhulane vaale ke tujhe
yaad karane ke liye umr pari ho jaise

aaj dil khol ke roye hain to yon Khush hai 'Faraz'
chand lamhon ki ye raahat bhi bari ho jaise
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badan main aag si cheharaa gulaab jaisaa hai
ke zahar-e-gam kaa nashaa bhi sharaab jaisa hai


kahaan wo qurb ke ab to ye haal hai jaise
tere firaaq kaa aalam bhi khvaab jaisa hai

magar kabhi koi dekhe koi parhe to sahi
dil aainaa hai to cheharaa kitaab jaisa hai

wo samane hai magar tishnagi nahin jaati
ye kyaa sitam hai ke dariyaa saraab jaisa hai

'Faraz' sang-e-malaamat se zakhm zakhm sahi
hamain aziz hai khaanaakharaab jaisa hai
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barason ke baad dekhaa ik shakhs dilrubaa sa
ab zahan main nahin hai par naam thaa bhalaa sa

abaruu khinche khinche se aankhain jhuki jhuki si
baatain ruki ruki si lahajaa thakaa thakaa sa

alfaaz the ke jugnuu aavaaz ke safar main
ban jaaye jangalon main jis tarah raastaa sa

khvaabon main khvaab us ke yaadon main yaad us ki
nindon main ghul gayaa ho jaise ke ratjagaa sa

pahale bhi log aaye kitane hi zindagi main
wo har tarah se lekin auron se thaa judaa sa

agali muhabbaton ne wo naamuraadiyaan din
taazaa rafaaqaton se dil thaa daraa daraa sa

kuchh ye ke muddaton se ham bhi nahin the roye
kuchh zahar main bujhaa thaa ahabaab kaa dilaasa

phir yon huaa ke savan aankhon main aa base the
phir yon huaa ke jaise dil bhi thaa aabalaa sa

ab sach kahain to yaaro ham ko khabar nahin thi
ban jaayegaa qayaamat ik vaaqiaa zaraa sa

tevar the berukhi ke andaaz dosti ke
wo ajanabi thaa lekin lagataa thaa aashnaa sa

ham dasht the ke dariyaa ham zahar the ke amrit
naahaq thaa zonum ham ko jab wo nahin thaa pyaasa

ham ne bhi us ko dekhaa kal shaam ittefaaqan
apanaa bhi haal hai ab logo 'Faraz' kaa sa
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Dil bhi bujha ho sham ki parchaiyan bhi hon
mar jaiye jo aise main tanhaiyan bhi hon

ankhon ki surkh lahar hai mauj-e-suparadagi
ye kya zarur hai ke ab angaraiyan bhi hon

har husn-e-sada lau na dil main utar saka
kuch to mizaj-e-yar main geharaiyan bhi hon

duniya ke tazakire to tabiyat hi le bujhe
bat us ki ho to phir sukhan araiyan bhi hon

pahale pahal ka ishq abhi yad hai 'Faraz'
dil khud ye chahata hai ke rusvaiyan bhi hon
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dost ban kar bhii nahiin saath nibhane wala
vahii andaaz hai zaalim kaa zamaanevaalaa

ab ise log samajhate hain giraftaar meraa
saKht nadiim hai mujhe daam main laanevaalaa

kyaa kahain kitane maraasim the hamaare is se
wo jo ik shaKhs hai monh pher ke jaanevaalaa

tere hote hue aa jaatii thii saarii duniyaa
aaj tanhaa hon to koii nahiin aanevaalaa

muntazir kis kaa hon TuuTii huii dahaliiz pe main
kaun aayegaa yahaan kaun hai aanevaalaa

main ne dekhaa hai bahaaron main chaman ko jalate
hai koii Khvaab kii taabiir bataanevaalaa

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

tum taqalluf ko bhii iKhalaas samajhate ho 'Faraz'
dost hotaa nahiin har haath milaanevaalaa
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ukh fasana nahin k tujh se kahen
dil bhi mana nahin k tujh se kahen

aj tak apni bekhyali k sabab
khud bhi jana nahin k tujh se kahen

ek tu harfashna tha magar
ab zamana nahin k tujh se kahen

be-tarah dil hai aur tujh se
dostana nahin k tujh se kahen

ai khuda dard-e-dil hai bakhshish-e-dost
ab-o-dana nahin k tujh se kahen
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'Faraz' ab koi sauda koi junun bhi nahin
magar qarar se din kat rahe hon yun bhi nahin

lab-o-dahan bhi mila guftagu ka fun bhi mila
magar jo dil pe guzarati hai kah sakun bhi nahin

meri zuban ki luknat se badguman na ho
jo tu kahe to tujhe umr bhar milun bhi nahin

'Faraz' jaise koi diya turbat-e-hava chahe hai
tu pas aye to mumkin hai main rahun bhi nahin