Us ko juda hue bhi zamana bahut hua,
Ab kya kahen ye qissa purana bahut hua,
Dhalati na thi kisi bhi jatan se shab-e-firaaq,
Ai marg-e-naagahan tera aana bahut hua,
Ham khuld se nikal to gaye hai par ai khuda,
Itane se vaaqaye ka fasana bahut hua,
Ab ham hai aur sare zamane ki dushmani,
Us se zara rabt badhana bahut hua,
Ab kyon na zindagi pe muhabbat ko vaar dein
Is aashiqi mein jaan se jaana bahut hua,
Ab tak to dil ka dil se taarruf na ho saka,
Mana ki us se milana milana bahut hua,
Kya kya na ham kharab hue hai magar ye dil,
Ai yaad-e-yaar tera thikana bahut hua,
Kahata tha naasehon se mere munh na aaiio,
Phir kya tha ek hu ka bahana bahut hua,
Lo phir tere labon pe usi bevafa ka zikr,
Ahmad 'Faraz' tujh se kaha na bahut hua...
Ab kya kahen ye qissa purana bahut hua,
Dhalati na thi kisi bhi jatan se shab-e-firaaq,
Ai marg-e-naagahan tera aana bahut hua,
Ham khuld se nikal to gaye hai par ai khuda,
Itane se vaaqaye ka fasana bahut hua,
Ab ham hai aur sare zamane ki dushmani,
Us se zara rabt badhana bahut hua,
Ab kyon na zindagi pe muhabbat ko vaar dein
Is aashiqi mein jaan se jaana bahut hua,
Ab tak to dil ka dil se taarruf na ho saka,
Mana ki us se milana milana bahut hua,
Kya kya na ham kharab hue hai magar ye dil,
Ai yaad-e-yaar tera thikana bahut hua,
Kahata tha naasehon se mere munh na aaiio,
Phir kya tha ek hu ka bahana bahut hua,
Lo phir tere labon pe usi bevafa ka zikr,
Ahmad 'Faraz' tujh se kaha na bahut hua...