juz tere aur ko_ii Gam na jaane mere...

[~¤Akash¤~]

Ahmed Faraz

juz tere ko_ii bhii din raat na jaane mere
tuu kahaa.N hai magar ai dost puraane mere

[juz=except]

tuu bhii Khushbuu hai magar meraa tajassus bekaar
barq-e-aavaaraa kii maanind Thikhaane mere

shamaa ki lau thii ke vo tuu thaa magar hijr kii raat
der tak rotaa rahaa ko_ii sirhaane mere

[sirhaane=bed-side]

Khalq kii beKhabarii hai ke merii rusavaa_ii
log mujh ko hii sunaate hai.n fasaane mere

luT ke bhii Khush huu.N ke ashko.n se bharaa hai daaman
dekh Gaarat_gare dil ye bhii Khazaane mere

aaj ik aur baras biit gayaa us ke baGair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamaane mere

kaash tuu bhii merii aavaaz sunataa ho
phir pukaare hai tujhe dil kii sadaa ne mere

kaash tuu bhii kabhii aajaaye masiihaa_ii ko
log aate hai.n bahut dil ko dukhaane mere

kaash auro.n kii tarah mai.n bhii kah sakataa
baat sun lii hai merii aaj Khudaa ne mere

tuu hai kis haal me.n ai zuud_faraamosh mere
mujh ko to chhiin liyaa ahad-e-vafaa ne mere

chaaraagar yuu.N to bahut hai.n magar ai jaan-e-'Faraz'
juz tere aur ko_ii Gam na jaane mere...