na shab o roz hee badale hain na haal achchha hai
kis barahaman ne kaha tha ki ye saal achchha hai
faraz tark-e-taalluq to khair kya hoga
yahee bahut hai ki kam kam mila karo us se
kitana aasaan tha tire hijr mein marana jaanaan
phir bhee ik umr lagee jaan se jaate jaate
silavaten hain mire chehare pe to hairat kyoon hai
zindagee ne mujhe kuchh tum se ziyaada pahana
yaad aaee hai to phir toot ke yaad aaee hai
koee guzaree huee manzil koee bhoolee huee dost
lo phir tire labon pe usee bevafa ka zikr
ahmad faraz tujh se kaha na bahut hua
zindagee par is se badh kar tanz kya hoga faraz
us ka ye kahana ki too shaer hai deevaana nahin
bharee bahaar mein ik shaakh par khila hai gulaab
ki jaise too ne hathelee pe gaal rakkha hai
ham-safar chaahie hujoom nahin
ik musaafir bhee qaafila hai mujhe
chup-chaap apanee aag mein jalate raho faraz
duniya to arz-e-haal se be-aabaroo kare