POEMS BY AHMAD FARAZ
aashiqii be-dilii se mushkil hai
aa.Nkh se duur na ho dil se utar jaayegaa
ab ke ham bichha.De to shaayad kabhii Khvaabo.n me.n mile.n
ab ke rut badalii to Khushbuu kaa safar dekhegaa kaun
ab ke tajdiid-e-vafaa kaa nahii.n imkaa.N jaanaa.N
ab kis kaa jashn manaate ho
ab naye saal kii mohalat nahii.n milane vaalii
aise chup hai ke ye ma.nzil bhii Ka.Dii ho jaise
badan me.n aag sii cheharaa gulaab jaisaaa hai
baraso.n ke baad dekhaa ik shaKhs dilarubaa saa
beniyaaz-e-Gam-e-paimaan-e-vafaa ho jaanaa
chhe.De mai.n ne kabhii lab-o-ruKhasaar ke qisse
dil bhii bujhaa ho, shaam kii parachhaa_iiyaa.N bhii ho.n
dost ban kar bhii nahii.n saath nibhaanevaalaa
dukh fasaanaa nahii.n ke tujh se kahe.n
Faraz ab ko_ii saudaa ko_ii junuu.N bhii nahii.n
gile fuzuul the ahad-e-vafaa ke hote huye
haath uThe hai.n magar lab pe duaa ko_ii nahii.n
har tamaashaa_ii faqat saahil se ma.nzar dekhataa
havaa ke zor se pi.ndaar-e-baam-o-daar bhii gayaa
huii hai shaam to aa.Nkho.n me.n bas gayaa phir tuu
inhii.n Khush-gumaaniyo.n me.n kahii.n jaa.N se bhii na jaao
is daur-e-bejunuu.N kii kahaanii ko_ii likho
is qadar musal-sal thii.n shiddate.n judaa_ii kii
is se pahale ke bevafaa ho jaaye.n
jis simt bhii dekhuu.N nazar aataa hai ke tum ho
juz tere ko_ii bhii din raat na jaane mere
kahaa thaa kis ne ke ahd-e-vafaa karo us se
karuu.N na yaad agar kis tarah bhulaauu.N use
kaThin hai raahaguzar tho.Dii duur saath chalo
Khamosh ho kyo.n daad-e-jafaa kyuu.N nahii.n dete
Khvaab marate nahii.n
kuchh na kisii se bole.nge
kyaa ruKhsat-e-yaar kii gha.Dii thii
mai.n to aavaaraa shaayar huu.N merii kyaa vaqa'at
muntazir kab se tahayyur hai terii taqariir kaa
muttafaavate.n hai.n mere Khudaa ki ye tuu nahii.n koii aur hai
payaam aaye hai.n us yaar-e-bevafaa ke mujhe
pech rakhate ho bahut saaj-o-dastaar ke biich
phir usii raahaguzar par shaayad
qurbato.n me.n bhii judaa_ii ke zamaane maa.Nge
ranjish hii sahii dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa
saaqiyaa ik nazar jaam se pahale pahale
sab log liye sang-e-malaamat nikal aaye
sakuut-e-shaam-e-Khizaa.N hai qariib aa jaao
sholaa thaa jal-bujhaa huu.N, havaaye.n mujhe na do
sunaa hai log use aa.Nkh bhar ke dekhate hai.n
ta.Dap uThuu.N bhii to zaalim terii duhaa_ii na duu.N
tere hote huye mahafil me.n jalate hai.n chiraaG
terii baate.n hii sunaane aaye
tum bhi Khafaa ho log bhii baraham hai.n dosto
tuu paas bhii ho to dil beqaraar apanaa hai
us ko judaa hue bhii zamaanaa bahut huaa
us ne kahaa sun
us ne sukuut-e-shab me.n bhii apanaa payaam rakh diyaa
vafaa ke bhes me.n ko_ii raqiib-e-shahar bhii hai
vafaa ke Khvaab muhabbat kaa aasara le jaa
vahashat-e-dil silaa-e-aabalaa_paa_ii le le
ye aalam shauq kaa dekhaa na jaaye
ye kyaa ke sab se bayaa.N dil kii haalate.n karanii
ye merii Gazale.n ye merii nazme.n
ye tabiyat hai to Khud aazaar ban jaaye.nge ham
zaKhm ko phuul to sar, sar ko sabaa kahate hai.n