kashida sar se tawaqqoa abas jhukaw ki thi
bigad gaya hun ki surat yahi banaw ki thi

wo jis ghamand se bichhda gila to is ka hai
ki sari baat mohabbat mein rakh-rakhaw ki thi

wo mujh se pyar na karta to aur kya karta
ki dushmani mein bhi shiddat isi lagaw ki thi

magar ye dard-e-talab bhi sarab hi nikla
wafa ki lahr bhi jazbaat ke bahaw ki thi

akele par utar kar ye nakhuda ne kaha
musafiro yahi qismat shikasta naw ki thi

charagh-e-jaan ko kahan tak bacha ke hum rakhte
hawa bhi tez thi manzil bhi chal-chalaw ki thi

main zindagi se nabard-azma raha hun 'faraaz'
main jaanta tha yahi rah ek bachaw ki thi