dost ban kar bhii nahiin saath nibhaane vaalaa


dost ban kar bhii nahiin saath nibhaane vaalaa
vahii andaaz hai zaalim kaa, zamaane vaalaa

ab ise log samajhate hain giraftaar meraa
sakht nadim hai mujhe daam mein laane vaalaa

kyaa kahein kitane maraasim thay hamaare is se
vo jo ik shakhs hai muunh pher ke jaane vaalaa

tere hote hue aa jaatii thii saarii duniyaa
aaj tanhaa huun to koii nahiin aane vaalaa

muntazir kis kaa huun tuutii huii dehaliiz pe mein
kaun aayegaa yahaan, kaun hai aane vaalaa

mein ne dekhaa hai bahaaroon mein chaman ko jalate
hai koii khvaab kii taabiir bataane vaalaa

kyaa khabar thii jo merii jaan mein guhlaa hai itnaa
hai vahii mujh ko sar-e-daar bhii laane vaalaa

tum taqalluf ko bhii ikhalaas samajhate ho 'Faraz'
dost hotaa nahiin har haath milaane vaalaa

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The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta,
held as a votive, not in vain, for the value
and veracity of such shall one day vindicate
the vigilant and the virtuous.
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