Firaq Gorakhpuri
raat bhi niind bhi kahani bhi
haae kya chiiz hai javani bhi
ek paigham-e-zindagani bhi
ashiqi marg-e-na-gahani bhi
is ada ka tiri javab nahin
mehrbani bhi sargirani bhi
dil ko apne bhi gham the duniya men
kuchh balaen thiin asmani bhi
mansab-e-dil khushi lutana hai
gham-e-pinhan ki pasbani bhi
dil ko shoalon se karti hai sairab
zindagi aag bhi hai paani bhi
shad-kamon ko ye nahin taufiq
dil-e-gham-ghin ki shadmani bhi
laakh husn-e-yaqin se badh kar hai
un nigahon ki bad-gumani bhi
tangna-e-dil-e-malul men hai
bahr-e-hasti ki be-karani bhi
ishq-e-nakam ki hai parchhain
shadmani bhi kamrani bhi
dekh dil ke nigar-khane men
zakhm-e-pinhan ki hai nishani bhi
khalq kya kya mujhe nahin kahti
kuchh sunun main tiri zabani bhi
aae tarikh-e-ishq men sau baar
maut ke daur-e-darmiyani bhi
apni maasumiyat ke parde men
ho gai vo nazar siyani bhi
din ko suraj-mukhi hai vo nau-gul
raat ko hai vo rat-rani bhi
dil-e-bad-nam tere baare men
log kahte hain ik kahani bhi
vaza karte koi nai duniya
ki ye duniya hui purani bhi
dil ko adab-e-bandagi bhi na aae
kar gae log hukmarani bhi
jaur-e-kam-kam ka shukriya bas hai
aap ki itni mehrbani bhi
dil men ik huuk bhi uthi ai dost
yaad aai tiri javani bhi
sar se pa tak supurdagi ki ada
ek andaz-e-turkamani bhi
paas rahna kisi ka raat ki raat
mehmani bhi mezbani bhi
ho na aks-e-jabin-e-naz ki hai
dil men ik nur-e-kahkashani bhi
zindagi ain did-e-yar ‘firaq’
zindagi hijr ki kahani bhi
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