awal awal ki dosti hai abhi
aik ghazal hai k ho rahi hai abhi
main bhi shehr-e-wafa mai nowarid
woh bhi ruk ruk k chal rahi hai abhi
main bhi aisa kahan ka zod-o-shanas
woh bhi lagta hai sochti hai abhi
dil ki waruftagi hai apni jaga
phir bhi kuch ehtiyat si hai abhi
gar-chey pehla sa ijtinaab nahi
phir bhi kam kam supurdigi hai abhi
kaisa mausam hai kuch nahi khilta
banda bandi bhi dhoop bhi hai abhi
khud kalami main kab yeh nasha tha
jis tarha roobaru koi hai abhi
qurbatien lakh khubsorat hoon
dooriyon main bhi dilkashi hai abhi
fasl-e-gul main bahar pehla gulab
kis ki zulfon main tankti hai abhi
raat kis mahwish ki chahat main
shabistan sajaa rahi hai abhi
main bhi kisi wadiye khayal main tha
baraf si dil pe gir rahi hai abhi
main to samjha tha bhar chuke sab hi zakhm
daagh shayad koi koi hai abhi
duur daiso se kale kosoon se
koi awaz aa rahi hai abhi
zindagi ku-e-namuradi hai
kis ko murr murr ke dekhti hai abhi
is qadar khich gai hai jaan ke kama
aisa lagta hai totti hai abhi
aisa lagta hai khilwat-e-jaan main
woh jo aik shaks tha wohi hai abhi
muddate ho gai Faraz magar....?
woh jo deewangi thi ke hai abhi
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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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