Qurbat bhi nahi, dil se uthr bhi nahi jata
woh shakhs koi faisla ker bhi nahi jata

Aankhein hain ke khaali nahi rehti lahu se
aur zakhm-e-judai hai ke bhar bhi nahi jata

woh rahaat-e-jaan hai magar is dar-badri main
aesa hai ke ab daihaan udher bhi nahi jata

hum dohari azeyat ke giraftar mussafir
paoun bhi hain shal, shouq-e-safar bhi nahin jata!

dil ko teri chahaat pe bharosa bhi bohat hai
aur tujh se bichar janey ka darr bhi nahi jata

pagal huey jaty ho faraz us se miley kia
itni se khushi se koi mer bhi nahi jata.

A lovely ghazal by Ahmed Faraz, who is no more among us. He died after being sick for some time.

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