Ab Aksar Chup Chup Se Rahen Hain Yunhi Kabhu Lab Kholen Hain

Firaq Gorakhpuri

ab aksar chup chup se rahen hain yunhi kabhu lab kholen hain

pahle ‘firaq’ ko dekha hota ab to bahut kam bolen hain

din men ham ko dekhne vaalo apne apne hain auqat

jaao na tum in khushk ankhon par ham raton ko ro len hain

fitrat meri ishq-o-mohabbat qismat meri tanhai

kahne ki naubat hi na aai ham bhi kisu ke ho len hain

khunuk siyah mahke hue saae phail jaaen hain jal-thal par

kin jatanon se meri ghazlen raat ka juuda kholen hain

baagh men vo khvab-avar aalam mauj-e-saba ke isharon par

daali daali nauras patte sahj sahj jab dolen hain

uf vo labon par mauj-e-tabassum jaise karvaten len kaunde

haae vo alam-e-jumbish-e-mizhgan jab fitne par taulen hain

naqsh-o-nigar-e-ghazal men jo tum ye shadabi paao ho

ham ashkon men kaenat ke nok-e-qalam ko dubo len hain

in raton ko harim-e-naz ka ik aalam hue hai nadim

khalvat men vo narm ungliyan band-e-qaba jab kholen hain

gham ka fasana sunne vaalo akhir-e-shab aram karo

kal ye kahani phir chhedenge ham bhi zara ab so len hain

ham log ab to ajnabi se hain kuchh to batao hal-e-‘firaq’

ab to tumhin ko pyaar karen hain ab to tumhin se bolen hain