Dost hotaa naheen har haath milaane vaala - Ahmed Faraz

[Sampurnanand]

Dost ban kar bhi naheen saath nibhaanevaala
Vahee andaaz hai zaalim ka zamaane vaala


Ab ise log samajhte hain giraftaar meraa
Sakht nadeem hai mujhe daam me laane vaala
[Nadeem = Companion, Daam = net]


Kyaa kahen kitne maraasim the hamaare is se
Vo jo ik shakhs hai muh pher ke jaane vaala
[Maraasim = relationship]


Tere hote huye aa jaatee thi saaree duniyaa
Aaj tanhaa hoon to koyee naheen aane vaala


Muntazir kis ka hoon tootee huyee dahaleez pe main
Kaun aayegaa yahaan kaun hai aane vaala
[Muntazir = waiting]


Maine dekhaa hai bahaaron me chaman ko jalte
Hai koyee khvaab ki taabeer bataane vaala
[Taabeer = way]


Kyaa khabar thee jo meree jaan me ghulaa hai itnaa
Hai vahee mujh ko sar-e-daar bhi laane vaala
[Sar-e-daar = at the tomb]


Tum taqalluf ko bhi ikhlaas samajhte ho 'faraz'
Dost hotaa naheen har haath milaane vaala
[Taqalluf = etiquette, Ikhalaas = sincerity]