ab aur kya kisi se maraasim badhaaen ham
— Ahmad Faraz
Ab aur kya kisee se maraasim baDhaa.en ham
Ye bhee bahut hai tujh ko agar bhuul jaa.en ham
Sahraa-e-zindagee men koi doosraa na thaa
Sunte rahe hain aap hee apnee sadaa.en ham
Is zindagee men itnee faraaghat kise naseeb
Itnaa na yaad aa ki tujhe bhuul jaa.en ham
Too itnee dil-zada to na thee ai shab-e-firaaq
Aa tere raaste men sitaare luTaa.en ham
Wo log ab kahaan hain jo kahte the kal 'faraaz'
He he khuda-na-karda tujhe bhee rulaa.en ham