‘firaq’ ik nai surat nikal to sakti hai
ba-qaul us aankh ke duniya badal to sakti hai
tire khayal ko kuchh chup si lag gai varna
kahaniyon se shab-e-gham bahal to sakti hai
urus-e-dahr chale kha ke thokaren lekin
qadam qadam pe javani ubal to sakti hai
palat pade na kahin us nigah ka jaadu
ki duub kar ye chhuri kuchh uchhal to sakti hai
bujhe hue nahin itne bujhe hue dil bhi
fasurdagi men tabiat machal to sakti hai
agar tu chahe to gham vaale shadman ho jaaen
nigah-e-yar ye hasrat nikal to sakti hai
ab itni band nahin gham-kadon ki bhi rahen
hava-e-kucha-e-mahbub chal to sakti hai
kade hain kos bahut manzil-e-mohabbat ke
mile na chhanv magar dhuup dhal to sakti hai
hayat lau tah-e-daman-e-marg de utthi
hava ki raah men ye shama jal to sakti hai
kuchh aur maslahat-e-jazb-e-ishq hai varna
kisi se chhut ke tabiat sambhal to sakti hai
azal se soi hai taqdir-e-ishq maut ki niind
agar jagaiye karvat badal to sakti hai
gham-e-zamana-o-soz-e-nihan ki aanch to de
agar na tuute ye zanjir gal to sakti hai
sharik-e-sharm-o-haya kuchh hai bad-gumani-e-husn
nazar utha ye jhijak si nikal to sakti hai
kabhi vo mil na sakegi main ye nahin kahta
vo aankh aankh men pad kar badal to sakti hai
badalta jaae gham-e-rozgar ka markaz
ye chaal gardish-e-ayyam chal to sakti hai
vo be-niyaz sahi dil mata-e-hech sahi
magar kisi ki javani machal to sakti hai
tiri nigah sahara na de to baat hai aur
ki girte girte bhi duniya sambhal to sakti hai
ye zor-o-shor salamat tiri javani bhi
ba-qaul ishq ke sanche men dhal to sakti hai
suna hai barf ke tukde hain dil hasinon ke
kuchh aanch pa ke ye chandi pighal to sakti hai
hansi hansi men lahu thukte hain dil vaale
ye sar-zamin magar laal ugal to sakti hai
jo tu ne tark-e-mohabbat ko ahl-e-dil se kaha
hazar narm ho ye baat khal to sakti hai
are vo maut ho ya zindagi mohabbat par
na kuchh sahi kaf-e-afsos mal to sakti hai
hain jis ke bal pe khade sarkashon ko vo dharti
agar kuchal nahin sakti nigal to sakti hai
hui hai garm lahu pi ke ishq ki talvar
yuun hi jilae ja ye shakh phal to sakti hai
guzar rahi hai dabe paaon ishq ki devi
subuk-ravi se jahan ko masal to sakti hai
hayat se nigah-e-vapsin hai kuchh manus
mire khayal se ankhon men pal to sakti hai
na bhulna ye hai takhir husn ki takhir
‘firaq’ aai hui maut tal to sakti hai
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