Classic Poem

juz tere koii bhii din raat na jaane mere
tuu kahaa.N hai magar ai dost puraane mere

[juz=except]

tuu bhii Khushbuu hai magar meraa tajassus bekaar
barq-e-aavaaraa kii maanind Thikhaane mere

shamaa ki lau thii ke vo tuu thaa magar hijr kii raat
der tak rotaa rahaa koii sirhaane mere

[sirhaane=bed-side]

Khalq kii beKhabarii hai ke merii rusavaaii
log mujh ko hii sunaate hai.n fasaane mere

luT ke bhii Khush huu.N ke ashko.n se bharaa hai daaman
dekh Gaaratgare dil ye bhii Khazaane mere

aaj ik aur baras biit gayaa us ke baGair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamaane mere

kaash tuu bhii merii aavaaz sunataa ho
phir pukaare hai tujhe dil kii sadaa ne mere

kaash tuu bhii kabhii aajaaye masiihaaii ko
log aate hai.n bahut dil ko dukhaane mere

kaash auro.n kii tarah mai.n bhii kah sakataa
baat sun lii hai merii aaj Khudaa ne mere

tuu hai kis haal me.n ai zuudfaraamosh mere
mujh ko to chhiin liyaa ahad-e-vafaa ne mere

chaaraagar yuu.N to bahut hai.n magar ai jaan-e-'Faraz'
juz tere aur koii Gam na jaane mere