Firaq Gorakhpuri
kisi ka yuun to hua kaun umr bhar phir bhi
ye husn o ishq to dhoka hai sab magar phir bhi
hazar baar zamana idhar se guzra hai
nai nai si hai kuchh teri rahguzar phir bhi
kahun ye kaise idhar dekh ya na dekh udhar
ki dard dard hai phir bhi nazar nazar phir bhi
khusha ishara-e-paiham zahe sukut-e-nazar
daraz ho ke fasana hai mukhtasar phir bhi
jhapak rahi hain zaman o makan ki bhi ankhen
magar hai qafila amada-e-safar phir bhi
shab-e-firaq se aage hai aaj meri nazar
ki kat hi jaegi ye sham-e-be-sahar phir bhi
kahin yahi to nahin kashif-e-hayat-o-mamat
ye husn o ishq ba-zahir hain be-khabar phir bhi
palat rahe hain gharib-ul-vatan palatna tha
vo kucha ru-kash-e-jannat ho ghar hai ghar phir bhi
luta hua chaman-e-ishq hai nigahon ko
dikha gaya vahi kya kya gul o samar phir bhi
kharab ho ke bhi socha kiye tire mahjur
yahi ki teri nazar hai tiri nazar phir bhi
ho be-niyaz-e-asar bhi kabhi tiri mitti
vo kimiya hi sahi rah gai kasar phir bhi
lipat gaya tira divana garche manzil se
udi udi si hai ye khak-e-rahguzar phir bhi
tiri nigah se bachne men umr guzri hai
utar gaya rag-e-jan men ye neshtar phir bhi
gham-e-firaq ke kushton ka hashr kya hoga
ye sham-e-hijr to ho jaegi sahar phir bhi
fana bhi ho ke giran-bari-e-hayat na puchh
uthae uth nahin sakta ye dard-e-sar phir bhi
sitam ke rang hain har iltifat-e-pinhan men
karam-numa hain tire jaur sar-ba-sar phir bhi
khata-muaf tira afv bhi hai misl-e-saza
tiri saza men hai ik shan-e-dar-guzar phir bhi
agarche be-khudi-e-ishq ko zamana hua
‘firaq’ karti rahi kaam vo nazar phir bhi
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