mujh se pahle mujh se pahle tujhe jis shakhs ne chaahaa us ne
— Ahmad Faraz
Mujh se pahle tujhe jis shakhs ne chaahaa us ne
Shaayad ab bhee tiraa gham dil se lagaa rakkhaa ho
Ek be-naam see ummeed pe ab bhee shaayad
Apne khawabon ke jazeeron ko sajaa rakkhaa ho
Main ne maanaa ki wo begaana-e-paimaan-e-wafa
Kho chukaa hai jo kisee aur kee ra.anaa.ee men
Shaayad ab lauT ke aa.e na tiree mahfil men
Aur koi dukh na rulaa.e tujhe tanhaa.ee men
Main ne maanaa ki shab o roz ke hangaamon men
Vaqt har gham ko bhulaa deta hai rafta rafta
Chaahe ummeed kee sham.en hon ki yaadon ke charaagh
Mustaqil bo.ad bujhaa deta hai rafta rafta
Phir bhee maazee kaa khayaal aataa hai gaahe-gaahe
Muddaten dard kee lau kam to nahin kar sakteen
Zakhm bhar jaa.en magar daagh to rah jaataa hai
Dooriyon se kabhi yaaden to nahin mar sakteen
Ye bhee mumkin hai ki ik din wo pasheemaan ho kar
Tere paas aa.e zamaane se kinaaraa kar le
Too ki ma.asoom bhee hai zood-faraamosh bhee hai
Us kee paimaan-shikanee ko bhee gavaaraa kar le
Aur main jis ne tujhe apna maseehaa samjhaa
Ek zakhm aur bhee pahle kee tarah sah jaaon
Jis pe pahle bhee ka.ee ahd-e-wafa TuuTe hain
Isee do-raahe pe chup-chaap khaDaa rah jaaon
Mujh se pahle tujhe jis shaKHs ne chaha us ne
Shayad ab bhi tera gham dil se laga rakkha ho
Ek be-nam si ummid pe ab bhi shayad
Apne KHwabon ke jaziron ko saja rakkha ho
Main ne mana ki wo begana-e-paiman-e-wafa
Kho chuka hai jo kisi aur ki ranai mein
Shayad ab lauT ke aae na teri mahfil mein
Aur koi dukh na rulae tujhe tanhai mein
Main ne mana ki shab o roz ke hangamon mein
Waqt har gham ko bhula deta hai rafta rafta
Chahe ummid ki shamen hon ki yaadon ke charagh
Mustaqil boad bujha deta hai rafta rafta
Phir bhi mazi ka KHayal aata hai gahe-gahe
Muddaten dard ki lau kam to nahin kar saktin
ZaKHm bhar jaen magar dagh to rah jata hai
Duriyon se kabhi yaaden to nahin mar saktin
Ye bhi mumkin hai ki ek din wo pashiman ho kar
Tere pas aae zamane se kinara kar le
Tu ki masum bhi hai zud-faramosh bhi hai
Us ki paiman-shikani ko bhi gawara kar le
Aur main jis ne tujhe apna masiha samjha
Ek zaKHm aur bhi pahle ki tarah sah jaun
Jis pe pahle bhi kai ahd-e-wafa TuTe hain
Isi do-rahe pe chup-chap khaDa rah jaun