sunaa hai log use aankh bhar ke dekhte hain
— Ahmad Faraz
Sunaa hai log use aankh bhar ke dekhte hain
So us ke shahr men Kuch din Thahar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai rabt hai us ko kharaab-haalon se
So apne aap ko barbaad kar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai dard kee gaahak hai chashm-e-naaz us kee
So ham bhee us kee galee se guzar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai us ko bhee hai sher o shaa.iree se shaghaf
So ham bhee mo.ajize apne hunar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai bole to baaton se phuul jhaDte hain
Ye baat hai to chalo baat kar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai raat use chaand taktaa rahtaa hai
Sitaare baam-e-falak se utar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai din ko use titliyaan sataatee hain
Sunaa hai raat ko jugnoo Thahar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai hashr hain us kee ghazaal see aankhen
Sunaa hai us ko hiran dasht bhar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai raat se baDh kar hain kaakulen us kee
Sunaa hai shaam ko saa.e guzar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai us kee siyah-chashmagee qayaamat hai
So us ko surma-farosh aah bhar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai us ke labon se gulaab jalte hain
So ham bahaar pe ilzaam dhar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai aa.ina timsaal hai jabeen us kee
Jo saada dil hain use ban-sanvar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai jab se hamaa.il hain us kee gardan men
Mizaaj aur hee laal o guhar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai chashm-e-tasavvur se dasht-e-imkaan men
Palang zaaviye us kee kamar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai us ke badan kee taraash aisee hai
Ki phuul apnee qabaa.en katar ke dekhte hain
Wo sarv-qad hai magar be-gul-e-muraad naheen
Ki us shajar pe shagoofe samar ke dekhte hain
Bas ik nigaah se luTtaa hai qaafila dil kaa
So rah-ravaan-e-tamannaa bhee Dar ke dekhte hain
Sunaa hai us ke shabistaan se muttasil hai bahisht
Makeen udhar ke bhee jalve idhar ke dekhte hain
Ruke to gardishen us kaa tavaaf kartee hain
Chale to us ko zamaane Thahar ke dekhte hain
Kise naseeb ki be-pairahan use dekhe
Kabhee kabhee dar o deevaar ghar ke dekhte hain
Kahaaniyaan hee sahee sab mubaalghe hee sahee
Agar wo khvaab hai taabeer kar ke dekhte hain
Ab us ke shahr men Thahren ki kuuch kar jaa.en
'faraaz' aao sitaare safar ke dekhte hain