yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai — 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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

saakinaan-e-shahr ab hoshyaar honaa chaahiye
member aur voter kaa kuchh meaar honaa chaahiye

tumhaari rah kaa rahaa ham ko har taraf dhokaa
chale jidhar ko so be-ikhtiyaar ho ke chale

zindagi jin ki rifaaqat pe bahut naazaan thi
un se bichhDi to koi aankh mein aansu bhi nahin

saaf kahiye ki pyaar karte hain
ye nigaahon kaa qaul-e-mubham kyaa

main us ko maut se bhi chhin laataa
vo jiine ke liye tayyaar kab thaa