silsile toR gayaa vo sabhii jaate jaate
varnaa itne to maraasim the ke aate jaate
shikvaa-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahiiN behtar thaa
apne hisse kii ko’ii shammaa jalaate jaate
kitnaa aasaaN tha tere hijr meN marna jaanaaN
phir bhi ik umar lagi jaan se jaate jaate
jashn-e-maqtal hi na barpa hu’aa varnaa ham bhii
paa-bajolaaN hii sahii naachte gaate jaate
uskii vo jaane usse paas-e-vafaa thaa ke na thaa
tum “Faraz” apnii taraf se to nibhaate jaate
Ahmed Faraz