ji jaanta hai

sach bhi jhoota hai

Sach bhi jhoota hai
ke is ke bhi kai chehre hain
aik shehra ke tere qurb ki sa'at mein mujhe
na koi khuwahish-e-aaghosh rasi
aur na tamanna-e-wisaal
aik chehra ke
tere jism ki hurmat ki qasam kha ke
har aik deedha-e-mushkook ko samjhata raha
asmanon ke saheefon se utaare hue alfaz ko dohrata raha
aik chehra ke
tere paas se utha hoon
to khud sochta hoon
ke mera sard lahoo
garmi-e-shouq se **aur
aatish-e-mehroomi se
kiyun phukta hai
aur badan
nashe ke aalam mein bhi kiyun dukhta hai**

                 **AHMED FARAZ**