Firaq Gorakhpuri
ankhon men jo baat ho gai hai
ik sharh-e-hayat ho gai hai
jab dil ki vafat ho gai hai
har chiiz ki raat ho gai hai
gham se chhut kar ye gham hai mujh ko
kyuun gham se najat ho gai hai
muddat se khabar mili na dil ki
shayad koi baat ho gai hai
jis shai pe nazar padi hai teri
tasvir-e-hayat ho gai hai
ab ho mujhe dekhiye kahan subh
un zulfon men raat ho gai hai
dil men tujh se thi jo shikayat
ab gham ke nikat ho gai hai
iqrar-e-gunah-e-ishq sun lo
mujh se ik baat ho gai hai
jo chiiz bhi mujh ko haath aai
teri saughat ho gai hai
kya janiye maut pahle kya thi
ab meri hayat ho gai hai
ghatte ghatte tiri inayat
meri auqat ho gai hai
us chashm-e-siyah ki yaad yaksar
sham-e-zulmat ho gai hai
is daur men zindagi bashar ki
bimar ki raat ho gai hai
jiiti hui bazi-e-mohabbat
khela huun to maat ho gai hai
mitne lagin zindagi ki qadren
jab gham se najat ho gai hai
vo chahen to vaqt bhi badal jaae
jab aae hain raat ho gai hai
duniya hai kitni be-thikana
ashiq ki barat ho gai hai
pahle vo nigah ik kiran thi
ab barq-sifat ho gai hai
jis chiiz ko chhu diya hai tu ne
ik barg-e-nabat ho gai hai
ikka-dukka sada-e-zanjir
zindan men raat ho gai hai
ek ek sifat ‘firaq’ us ki
dekha hai to zaat ho gai hai
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