Ahmed Faraz Poetry

Ab jis k ji main aye wohi pa le roshni
humne to dil jala?ker sar-e-rah rakh dia

Rasty ke jis diye ko samajhty thy hum haqeer
wo dia ghar tak pohonchny ka bahana ban gya

Ankh main khamoshi, labon pe sawal, rukh pe sadgi
kesy kesy rang hain is tasveer main

Hawa k doosh pe rakha hua chiragh tha wo
jo bujh gya to hawa se shikayat kesi

Tumhi ne humko sunaya na apna dukh warna
dua wo kerty ke asmaan hilla detty

Naam le ke tera log mujh se pujh rahy hain kia kia
main dar rahi hun kahi mujh se HAAN na ho jae

Ye dunya gum to deti hai shareek-e-gum nahi hoti
kisi k door jany se mohabat kam nahi hoti

Labon pe hansi ankhon main sawal rakhta tha
is zarf main itna kamal rakhta tha
kia khaber thi mujhy hi bhool jae ga
jo meri ik ik cheez sanbhal rakhta tha
suna hai log ab boht sataty hain usy
main jis ka itna khyal rakhta tha

koi aisa pyar ka bazaar hota
jis main nilaam wo sar-e-bazar hota
hum usy khareedty sab juch beech kar
aur phir dekhty kesy wo kisi aur k naam hota

kisi ke aik anso par hazaron dil tarapty hain
kisi ka umer bhar ka roona unhi bekaar jata hai