kaha tha kis ne ke ahad-e-vafa karo us se

kaha tha kis ne ke ahad-e-vafa karo us se 
jo yon kiya hai to phir kyon gila karo us se 

ye ahl-e-baz tunak hausala sahi phir bhi 
zara fasana-e-dil ibtida karo us se 

ye kya ke tum hi gam-e-hijr ke fasane kaho 
kabhi to us ke bahane suna karo us se 

nasib phir koi taqrib-e-qarb ho ke na ho 
jo dil main hon vahi batain kiya karo us se 

'Faraz' tark-e-ta'alluq to khair kya hoga 
yahi bahut hai ke kam kam mila karo us se

is daur-e-bejunun ki kahani koi likho 
jismon ko barf khun ko pani koi likho 

koi kaho k hath qalam kis tarah hue 
kyun ruk gai qalam ki ravani koi likho 

kyon ahal-e-shauq sar-va-gareban hain dosto 
kyon khun-ba-dil hai ahad-e-javani koi likho 

kyon surma-dar-gulu hai har ek tayar-e-sukhan 
kyon gulsitan qafas ka hai sani koi likho 

han taza sanehon ka kare kaun intazar 
han dil ki varadat purani koi likho