itni kharab surat-e-haalat bhi nahin
jo kah na paun aisi koi baat bhi nahin

suraj ka ganw jis ki jataon mein thi asir
ai shahr-e-be-charagh ye wo raat bhi nahin

phir aaj uth raha hai dhuan dal ke aas-pas
tajdid-e-arzu-e-mulaqat bhi nahin

darta hun apne sae se mein khud-gazida hun
sine mein koi shorish-e-zulmat bhi nahin

'faruq'-nazuki ne khilae lahu ke phul
dil par agarche us ki inayat bhi nahin