ab ke tajdiid e wafa kaa nahin imkaan jaanaan
— Ahmad Faraz
Ab ke tajdeed-e-wafa kaa naheen imkaan jaanaan
Yaad kya tujh ko dilaa.en tiraa paimaan jaanaan
Yoonhee mausam kee adaa dekh ke yaad aayaa hai
Kis qadar jald badal jaate hain insaan jaanaan
Zindagee teree ataa thee so tire naam kee hai
Ham ne jaise bhee basar kee tiraa ehsaan jaanaan
Dil ye kahtaa hai ki shaayad hai fasurda too bhee
Dil kee kya baat karen dil to hai naadaan jaanaan
Avval avval kee mohabbat ke nashe yaad to kar
Be-piye bhee tiraa chehra thaa gulistaan jaanaan
Aakhir aakhir to ye aalam hai ki ab hosh naheen
Rag-e-meenaa sulag uTThee ki rag-e-jaan jaanaan
Muddaton se yahee aalam na tavaqqo na umiid
Dil pukaare hee chalaa jaataa hai jaanaan jaanaan
Ham bhee kya saada the ham ne bhee samajh rakkhaa thaa
Gham-e-dauraan se judaa hai gham-e-jaanaan jaanaan
Ab ke Kuch aisee sajee mahfil-e-yaaraan jaanaan
Sar-ba-zaanoo hai koee sar-ba-garebaan jaanaan
Har koee apnee hee awaaz se kaanp uThtaa hai
Har koee apne hee saa.e se hiraasaan jaanaan
Jis ko dekho vahee zanjeer-ba-paa lagtaa hai
Shahr kaa shahr huaa daakhil-e-zindaan jaanaan
Ab tiraa zikr bhee shaayad hee ghazal men aa.e
Aur se aur hue dard ke unvaan jaanaan
Ham ki rooThee huee rut ko bhee manaa lete the
Ham ne dekhaa hee na thaa mausam-e-hijraan jaanaan
Hosh aayaa to sabhee khvaab the reza reza
Jaise Udhte hue auraaq-e-pareshaan jaanaan