Ahmed Faraz

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Ahmed Faraz
Ahmed Faraz was born in Nowshera (Pakistan) on January 14, 1931. One of the leading contemporary poets, Ahmed Faraz has a simple style of writing with which the common man can identify with. Ethnically a Pathan, Ahmed Faraz studied Persian and Urdu at the Peshawar University

sunaa hai log use aaNkh bhar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai log use aaNkh bhar ke dekhte haiN
so us ke shah’r meN kuchh din Thahar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai rabt hai us ko Kharaab haaloN se
so apne aap ko barbaad kar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai dard kii gaahak hai chashm-e-naazuk us kii
so ham bhii us kii galii se guzar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai us ko bhii hai sher-o-shaayarii se shaGhaf
so ham bhii mojaze apne hunar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai bole to baatoN se phuul jhhaRte haiN
ye baat hai to chalo baat kar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai raat use chaaNd taktaa rahtaa hai
sitaare baam-e-falak se utar kar dekhte haiN

sunaa hai hashr haiN us kii Gazaal sii aaNkheN
sunaa hai us ko hiran dasht bhar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai din ko use titaliyaaN sataatii haiN
sunaa hai raat ko jugnuu Thaher ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai raat se baRh kar haiN kaakuleN us kii
sunaa hai shaam ko saaye guzar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai us kii siyaah chashmagii qayaamat hai
so us ko surmaafarosh aah bhar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai us ke laboN se gulaab jalte haiN
so ham bahaar par ilzaam dhar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai aa’iinaa tamsaal hai jabiiN uskii
jo saadaa dil haiN ban saNvar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai jab se hamaail haiN us kii gardan meN
mizaaj aur hii laal-o-gauhar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai chashm-e-tasavvur se dasht-e-imkaan meN
palang zaave (?) us kii kamar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai us ke badan ke taraash aise haiN
ke phuul apanii qabaayeN katar ke dekhte haiN

vo sarv-qad hai magar be-gul-e-muraad nahiiN
ke us shajar pe shaguufe samar ke dekhte haiN

bas ek nigaah se luTataa hai qaafilaa dil kaa
so rah-ravaan-e-tamannaa bhii Dar ke dekhte haiN

sunaa hai us ke shabistaan se muttasil hai bahisht
makiiN udhar ke bhii jalve idhar ke dekhte haiN

ruke to gardisheN us kaa tavaaf kartii haiN
chale to us ko zamaane Thaher ke dekhte haiN

kise nasiib ke be-pairahan use dekhe
kabhii kabhii dar-o-diivaar ghar ke dekhte haiN

kahaaniyaaN hii sahii sab mubaalaGe hii sahii
agar vo Khvaab hai taabiir kar ke dekhte haiN

ab us ke shahar meN ThahareN ki kuuch kar jaayeN
“Faraz” aao sitaare safar ke dekhte haiN


kaThin hai raahguzar thoRii duur saath chalo

kaThin hai raahguzar thoRii duur saath chalo
bahut kaRaa hai safar thoRii duur saath chaalo

tamaam umr kahaaN ko’ii saath detaa hai
maiN jaantaa huuN magar thoRii duur saath chalo

nashe meN chuur huuN maiN bhii tumheN bhii hosh nahiiN
baRaa mazaa ho agar thoRii duur saath chalo

ye ek shab kii mulaaqaat bhii Ghaniimat hai
kise hai kal kii Khabar, thoRii duur saath chalo

abhii to jaag rahe haiN chiraaGh raahoN ke
abhii hai duur sahar thoRii duur saath chalo

tavaaf-e-manzil-e-jaanaaN hameN bhii karnaa hai
“Faraz” tum bhii agar thoRii duur saath chalo


silsile toR gayaa vo sabhii jaate jaate

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

ab ke tajdiid-e-vafaa kaa nahiiN imkaaN jaanaaN

ab ke tajdiid-e-vafaa kaa nahiiN imkaaN jaanaaN
yaad kyaa tujh ko dilaayeN teraa paimaaN jaanaaN

yuuN hii mausam kii adaa dekh ke yaad aayaa hai
kis qadar jald badal jaate haiN insaaN jaanaaN

zindagii terii ataa thii so tere naam kii hai
ham ne jaise bhii basar kii teraa ehsaaN jaanaaN

dil ye kahataa hai ki shaayad ho fasurdaa tuu bhii
dil kii kyaa baat kareN dil to hai naadaaN jaanaaN

avval-avval kii muhabbat ke nashe yaad to kar
bepiye bhii teraa cheharaa thaa gulistaaN jaanaaN

aaKhir aaKhir to ye aalam hai ki ab hosh nahiiN
rag-e-miinaa sulag uThii ki rag-e-jaaN jaanaaN

muddatoN se ye aalam na tavaqqo na ummiid
dil pukaare hii chalaa jaataa hai jaanaaN jaanaaN

ham bhii kyaa saadaa the ham ne bhii samajh rakhaa thaa
Gam-e-dauraaN se judaa hai Gam-e-jaanaaN jaanaaN

ab kii kuchh aisii sajii mahafil-e-yaaraaN jaanaaN
sar-ba-zaanuu hai ko’ii sar-ba-girebaaN jaanaaN

har ko’ii apanii hii aavaaz se kaaNp uThataa hai
har ko’ii apane hii saaye se hiraasaaN jaanaaN

jis ko dekho vahii zanjiir-ba-paa lagataa hai
shahar kaa shahar huaa daaKhil-e-zindaaN jaanaaN

ab teraa zikr bhii shaayad hii Gazal meN aaye
aur se aur hu’aa dard kaa unvaaN jaanaaN

ham ki ruuThii hu’ii rut ko bhii manaa lete the
ham ne dekhaa hii na thaa mausam-e-hijraaN jaanaaN

hosh aayaa to sabhii Khvaab the rezaa-rezaa
jaise u.Date huye auraaq-e-pareshaaN jaanaaN

ab ke ham bichhRe to shaayad kabhii KhvaaboN meN mileN

ab ke ham bichhRe to shaayad kabhii KhvaaboN meN mileN
jis tarah suukhe hu’e phuul kitaaboN meN mileN

DhuuNDh ujRe hu’e logoN meN vafaa ke motii
ye Khazaane tujhe mumkin hai KharaaboN meN mileN

tuu Khudaa hai na meraa ishq farishtoN jaisaa
donoN insaaN haiN to kyuN itne hijaaboN meN mileN

Gham-e-duniyaa bhii Gham-e-yaar meN shaamil kar lo
nashaa baRhtaa hai sharabeN jo sharaaboN meN mileN

aaj ham daar pe kheNche gaye jin baatoN par
kyaa ajab kal vo zamaane ko nisaaboN meN mileN

ab na vo maiN huN na tuu hai na vo maazii hai “Faraaz”
jaise do saaye tamannaa ke saraaboN meN mileN

ranjish hii sahii dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa

ranjish hii sahii dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa
aa phir se mujhe chhoR ke jaane ke liye aa

pahle se maraasim na sahii phir bhii kabhii tau
rasm-o-rahe duniyaa hii niibhaane ke liye aa

kis kis ko bataayeNge judaa’ii kaa sabab ham
tuu mujh se Khafaa hai to zamaane ke liye aa

kuchh to mere pindaar-e-muhabbat ka bharam rakh
tuu bhii to kabhii mujh ko manaane ke liye aa

ek umr se huuN lazzat-e-giriyaa se bhii mahruum
ai raahat-e-jaaN mujh ko rulaane ke liye aa

ab tak dil-e-Khush-feh’m ko tujh se haiN ummiideN
ye aaKhrii shammeN bhii bujhaane ke liye aa

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