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barason ke baad dekhaa ik shakhs dilrubaa sa
ab zahan main nahin hai par naam thaa bhalaa sa


abaruu khinche khinche se aankhain jhuki jhuki si
baatain ruki ruki si lahajaa thakaa thakaa sa


alfaaz the ke jugnuu aavaaz ke safar main
ban jaaye jangalon main jis tarah raastaa sa


khvaabon main khvaab us ke yaadon main yaad us ki
nindon main ghul gayaa ho jaise ke ratjagaa sa


pahale bhi log aaye kitane hi zindagi main
wo har tarah se lekin auron se thaa judaa sa


agali muhabbaton ne wo naamuraadiyaan din
taazaa rafaaqaton se dil thaa daraa daraa sa


kuchh ye ke muddaton se ham bhi nahin the roye
kuchh zahar main bujhaa thaa ahabaab kaa dilaasa


phir yon huaa ke savan aankhon main aa base the
phir yon huaa ke jaise dil bhi thaa aabalaa sa


ab sach kahain to yaaro ham ko khabar nahin thi
ban jaayegaa qayaamat ik vaaqiaa zaraa sa


tevar the berukhi ke andaaz dosti ke
wo ajanabi thaa lekin lagataa thaa aashnaa sa


ham dasht the ke dariyaa ham zahar the ke amrit
naahaq thaa zonum ham ko jab wo nahin thaa pyaasa


ham ne bhi us ko dekhaa kal shaam ittefaaqan
apanaa bhi haal hai ab logo 'Faraz' kaa sa

 

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Kabhi zindagi me kisik liay mut rona**
q k vo''tumhare ansoun k kabil nahi ho ga''
or ''vo'' jo is ''kabil'' ho ga vo tumhe ''rone'' nahi de ga''*****