Firaq Gorakhpuri
koi paigham-e-mohabbat lab-e-ejaz to de
maut ki aankh bhi khul jaegi avaz to de
maqsad-e-ishq ham-ahangi-e-juzv-o-kul hai
dard hi dard sahi dil bu-e-dam-saz to de
chashm-e-makhmur ke unvan-e-nazar kuchh to khulen
dil-e-ranjur dhadakne ka kuchh andaz to de
ik zara ho nasha-e-husn men andaz-e-khumar
ik jhalak ishq ke anjam ki aghaz to de
jo chhupae na chhupe aur batae na bane
dil-e-ashiq ko in ankhon se koi raaz to de
muntazir itni kabhi thi na faza-e-afaq
chhedne hi ko huun pur-dard ghazal saaz to de
ham asiran-e-qafas aag laga sakte hain
fursat-e-naghma kabhi hasrat-e-parvaz to de
ishq ik baar mashiyyat ko badal sakta hai
indiya apna magar kuchh nigah-e-naz to de
qurb o didar to maalum kisi ka phir bhi
kuchh pata sa falak-e-tafraqa-pardaz to de
manzilen gard ki manind udi jaati hain
ablaq-e-dahr kuchh andaz-e-tag-o-taz to de
kaan se ham to ‘firaq’ aankh ka lete hain kaam
aaj chhup kar koi avaz par avaz to de
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