किसी रंजिश को हवा दो कि मैं ज़िंदा हूँ अभी

मुझ को एहसास दिला दो कि मैं ज़िंदा हूँ अभी

मेरे रुकने से मेरी साँसे भी रुक जायेंगी

फ़ासले और बड़ा दो कि मैं ज़िंदा हूँ अभी

Sudarshan Fakir, a name I explored in growing years as a boy of 8-9 as I used to read all the information on the vinyl records at home with great interest.. Jagjit-Chitra were drawing-room stars then, and we had many records of the duo at home.. and then I found my elder cousins with whom I used to spent all my summer holidays as great fans of Jagjit-Chitra, specially my sister who used to render this ghazal quite often and it became a big favorite and it still is..

Later I explored more of his poetry in college and realized he did not get recognition as he deserved.. His poetry was heard a lot in concerts, records, private mehfils, but he as an artist was rarely discussed.

ज़हर पीने की तो आदत थी ज़मानेवालो

अब कोई और दवा दो कि मैं ज़िंदा हूँ अभी

चलती राहों में यूँ ही आँख लगी है ‘फ़ाकिर’

भीड़ लोगों की हटा दो कि मैं ज़िंदा हूँ अभी