kyun na hum ahd-e-rifaqat ko bhulane lag jaen
shayad is zakhm ko bharne mein zamane lag jaen

nahin aisa bhi ki ek umr ki qurbat ke nashe
ek do roz ki ranjish se thikane lag jaen

yahi naseh jo hamein tujh se na milne ko kahen
tujh ko dekhen to tujhe dekhne aane lag jaen

hum ki hain lazzat-e-azar ke mare hue log
chaaragar aaen to zakhmon ko chhupane lag jaen

rabt ke sainkadon hile hain mohabbat na sahi
hum tere sath kisi aur bahane lag jaen

saqiya masjid o maktab to nahin mai-khana
dekhna phir bhi ghalat log na aane lag jaen

qurb achchha hai magar itni bhi shiddat se na mil
ye na ho tujh ko mere rog purane lag jaen

ab 'faraaz' aao chalen apne qabile ki taraf
shairi tark karen bojh uthane lag jaen