juz teray koi bhi

By Ahmad Faraz

juz teray koi bhi din raat na janay meray

tu kahaN hai magr Ah dost puranay meray

tu bhi khushboo hai magr mera tujusus bekar

burg-e-awara ki maninth dikhAnay meray

shumA ki lau thi kay wo tu tha magr hijr ki raat

dair tuk rotA raha koi sirhanay meray

khalq ki beKhabaree hai keH meree ruswa'ee

looq mujh ko hi sunatay hein fusanay meray

lut keh bhi khush hooN keh ashkooN se bhara hai daaman

dekh gharat gare dil yeh bhi khazane mere

Aaj ik aur burS beeth gya oos kay beghair

jis kay hotay hooay hotay thay zamanay meray

kaash tu bhi meri awaaz sunta ho

phir pukara hai tujhe dil ki saada ne mere

kaash tu bhi kabhi aajaye masiha'ee ko

loog aate hein bohat dil ko dukhane mere

kaashi aurooN ki turhaaN mein bhi keH sukta

baat soon li hai meri, aaj khuda ne mere

to hai kis haal mein aih zood-faramosh mere

mujh ko tu cheen lya aihed-e wafa ne mere

chara-gr yooN tu bohut heiN magr aeh jaan-e-faraz

juz teray aur koi zaghum na janay meray