Mein tu muqtal mein bhi qismat ka sakandar nikla

mein tu muqtal mein bhi qismat ka sakandar nikla
qura-e-faal mere naam ka aksar nikla

tha jinhein za-am woh darya bhi mujhe mein doobey
mein ke sehra nazar aata tha samandar nikla

mein ne us jaan-e-baharaan ko buhat yaad kiya
jab koi phool meri shaakh-e-hunar se nikla

shehar walon ki muhabbat ka mein qail hoon magar
mein ne jis haath ko chooma wohi khanjar nikla

tu yahin haar gaya tha mere buzdil dushman
mujh se tanha k barabar , tera lashkar nikla

mian ke sehra-e-Muhabbat ka musafir tha FARAZ
aik jhunka tha ke khushbu ke safar per nikla

Even in the chamber of sacrifice I was the lucky one
In the lottery that was conducted, I had always won

Even the proud and mighty rivers had taken refuge in me
I appeared to be a desert, but turned out to be the sea

I remembered you, my sweet and adorable love, very intensely
Whenever a new flower bloomed on the branch of my talent’s tree

I am convinced that the folks love me dearly in this town
However, every hand I kissed had a knife hidden in its gown

You had lost the battle, the moment, my coward enemy
When, to fight my lonely soul, you had sent your entire army

Faraz, in the vast desert of love I was the eager traveler
Like a breeze in search of fragrance wandering as an explorer

Ahmad Faraz