har koi dil ki hathelii pe hai sahraa rakkhe
— Ahmad Faraz
Har koee dil kee hathelee pe hai sahraa rakkhe
Kis ko sairaab kare wo kise pyaasaa rakkhe
Umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta.alluq itnaa
Ai miree jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe
Ham ko achchhaa naheen lagtaa koee hamnaam tiraa
Koee tujh saa ho to phir naam bhee tujh saa rakkhe
Dil bhee paagal hai ki us shakhs se vaabasta hai
Jo kisee aur kaa hone de na apna rakkhe
Kam naheen tama-e-ibaadat bhee to hirs-e-zar se
Faqr to wo hai ki jo diin na Dunya rakkhe
Hans na itnaa bhee faqeeron ke akele-pan par
Jaa khuda meree tarah tujh ko bhee tanhaa rakkhe
Ye qanaa.at hai itaa.at hai ki chaahat hai 'faraaz'
Ham to raazee hain wo jis haal men jaisaa rakkhe