Bahaar aaii to jaise ek baar
LauT aaye hai.n phir adam se
Vo Khvaab saare, shabaab saare
Jo tere honthon pe mar miTe the
Jo miT ke har baar phir jiiye the
Nikhar gaye hain gulaab saare
Jo terii yaadon se mushkbuu hain
Jo tere ushshaaq kaa lahuu hain
Qurb Key Na Wafa Key Hote Hain
Sary Jhagre Ana Key Hote Hain
Wo Humara Hai Is Tarha Se Faiz
Jaise Bande Khuda Key Hote Hain
har charagar ko charagari sey gurez tha
warna humain jo dukh tha bohut ladawa na tha
lab par hai talkhi-e-may-e-ayyam warna “Faiz”
ham talkhi-e-kalam par mail zara na tha
Teri umid tera intazar jub se ha
na shab ko din se shikayat na din ko shab se ha
ksi ka dard ho karte hain tere nam raqam
gila hai jo bhi kisi se teri sabab se ha.
mera dard nagma-e-besada
meri zat zara-e-benishan
mere dard ko jo zuban miley
mujhe apna nam-o-nishan miley
meri zat ko jo nishan miley
mujhe raz-e-nazm-e-jahan miley
jo mujhe ye raz-e-nihan mile
meri khamoshi ko bayan miley
mujhe qayanat ki sarwari
mujhe daulat-e-do-jahan miley.
chand nikle kisi janib teri zebai ka
rang badle kisi surat shab-e-tanhai ka
daulat-e-lab se phir ai khusraw-e-shirin-dahan
aj riza ho koi harf shanasai ka
dida-o-dil ko sambhalo k sar-e-sham-e-firaq
saz-o-saman baham puhuncha hai ruswai ka
Ye na thee hamaree qismat ke wisaal-e-yaar hota
agar aur jeete rehte yahee intezaar hota
Tere waadey par jiye ham to ye jaan jhoot jaanaa
ke khushee se mar na jaate agar ‘eitabaar hota..
kabhi kabhi yad main ubharte hain naqsh-e-mazi mite mite sey
wo azmaish si dil-o-nazar ki, wo qurabaten si wo fasale sey
kabhi arzu k sehara main a k rukte hain qafile sey
wo sari baten lagaw ki si wo sare unwan wisal k sey..
kisne wasl ka suraj dekha, kis par hijr k rat dhali
gesuon wale kaun the, kya the, un ko kya jatlaoge
‘Faiz’ dilon k bhag main hai ghar basana bhi lut jana bhi
tum us husn k lutf-o-karam par kitne din itraoge…
muddat hui hai yar ko mahman kiye hue
josh-e-qadah se bazm charagan kiye hue
karta hun jama phir jigar-e-lakht-lakht ko
arsaa hua hai dawat-e-mizshgan kiye hue…