aadmi huun vasf-e-paighambar na maang — Tahir Faraz

jab bhi TuuTaa mire khvaabon kaa hasin taaj-mahal
main ne ghabraa ke kahi 'mir' ke lahje mein ghazal

kaise maanun ki zamaane ki khabar rakhti hai
gardish-e-vaqt to bas mujh pe nazar rakhti hai

kaash aisaa koi manzar hotaa
mere kaandhe pe tiraa sar hotaa

taarikiyon ne khud ko milaayaa hai dhuup mein
saaya jo shaam kaa nazar aaya hai dhuup mein

jin ko nindon ki na ho chaadar nasib
un se khvaabon kaa hasin bistar na maang

kyaa khabar thi aaegaa ik roz aisaa vaqt bhi
meri goyaai tiraa munh dekhti rah jaaegi

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

tum kyon udaas ho gae maidaan-e-hashr mein
kah do to dil ki dil mein miri daastaan rahe

kamre mein dhuaan dard ki pahchaan banaa thaa
kal raat koi phir miraa mehmaan banaa thaa

aavaazon kaa bojh uThaae sadiyon se
banjaaron ki tarah guzaara kartaa huun