chup-chaap apni aag mein jalte raho 'faraaz' — Ahmad Faraz

sunaa hai log use aankh bhar ke dekhte hain
so us ke shahr mein kuchh din Thahar ke dekhte hain

TuuTaa to huun magar abhi bikhraa nahin 'faraaz'
mere badan pe jaise shikaston kaa jaal ho

'faraaz' ishq ki duniyaa to khub-surat thi
ye kis ne fitna-e-hijr-o-visaal rakkhaa hai

judaaiyaan to muqaddar hain phir bhi jaan-e-safar
kuchh aur duur zaraa saath chal ke dekhte hain

zindagi teri ataa thi so tire naam ki hai
ham ne jaise bhi basar ki tiraa ehsaan jaanaan

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

use kaho ki akaarat gayaa hai samjhaanaa
use kaho ki taDaptaa hai dil khamoshi se

ai dost main khaamosh kisi Dar se nahin thaa
qaail hi tiri baat kaa andar se nahin thaa

goyaa the to koi bhi nahin thaa
ab chup hain to shahr dekhtaa hai

chappa chappa konaa konaa shahr kaa ham ne chhaanaa hai
vaqt ne karvaT badli ab har moD yahaan an-jaanaa hai

parde mein khamoshi ke burqe mein udaasi ke
shaayad koi aa jaae darvaaza khulaa rakhnaa