ajab junun-e-masafat mein ghar se nikla tha
khabar nahin hai ki suraj kidhar se nikla tha

ye kaun phir se unhin raston mein chhod gaya
abhi abhi to azab-e-safar se nikla tha

ye tir dil mein magar be-sabab nahin utra
koi to harf lab-e-chaaragar se nikla tha

ye ab jo aag bana shahr shahr phaila hai
yahi dhuan mere diwar-o-dar se nikla tha

main raat tut ke roya to chain se soya
ki dil ka zahr meri chashm-e-tar se nikla tha

ye ab jo sar hain khamida kulah ki khatir
ye aib bhi to hum ahl-e-hunar se nikla tha

wo qais ab jise majnun pukarte hain 'faraaz'
teri tarah koi diwana ghar se nikla tha