Jo gham na ho zamanay main, to tanhaee nahin milti
bina gham ke zamanay se, rihaee bhi nahin milti
sochta rehta hoon kia meri haqeeqat, kia asal.
zara sa soch lene se to gehraee nahin miltee
khuda se tal’b ker lena magar koshish na khud kerna
khudi ko baich dene se, khudaee to nahin miltee
gila shikwa to ghairon se he acha hai na apnon se
tere ek bhai kehne se to maa jaee nahin miltee
milay ga kia tujhay zalim, mere jazbaat ko choo ke
kisi ki kaj’rawaee se, baraee to nahin miltee
***sar e bazaar milte hain to shayer “Faiz” kehte hain ***
magar jab shair suntay hain, to afzaee nahin miltee