❝Don't look at me like that or I'll scatter apart, I'm already broken — I can't break once more in heart. I cannot bear the gaze of your eyes, O Faraz, How much longer can I protect this wounded heart?❞
Ahmad Faraz was a Pakistani Urdu poet known for his romantic ghazals and political poetry. He was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz by Pakistan and the Hilal-e-Imtiaz. His romantic ghazals are among the most sung compositions in South Asian music.
Dive into the deepest expressions of love through hand-picked verses by Ghalib, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ahmad Faraz, and Parveen Shakir. This collection suits anniversaries, proposals, or simply telling someone how much they mean to you — ranging from the layered metaphors of classical ghazal to short, direct modern couplets.
❝Listen — no one has seen you better than I have ever done, I have seen you deeper than any mirror under the sun. The colours in your eyes are all meant for me, The pain in your smile is all meant for me.❞
❝The heartless finally understood what life really contains, The heart never found the beloved it craved in its veins. This life is a journey, O Faraz my friend, Whoever we met on the road asked us to pause till the end.❞
❝She departed from me, yes she did depart, But from her memory I never could part. There is a wound in my heart that will not heal, I speak her name until the pain I no longer feel.❞
❝You dwell in my heart to such a degree, Like oxygen within the breath I breathe so free. How can I live without you here beside, You are the peace in which my life can hide.❞