Firaq Gorakhpuri
sham-e-gham kuchh us nigah-e-naz ki baten karo
be-khudi badhti chali hai raaz ki baten karo
ye sukut-e-naz ye dil ki ragon ka tutna
khamushi men kuchh shikast-e-saz ki baten karo
nikhat-e-zulf-e-pareshan dastan-e-sham-e-gham
subh hone tak isi andaz ki baten karo
har rag-e-dil vajd men aati rahe dukhti rahe
yunhi us ke ja-o-beja naaz ki baten karo
jau adam ki jaan hai jo hai payam-e-zindagi
us sukut-e-raz us avaz ki baten karo
ishq rusva ho chala be-kaif sa bezar sa
aaj us ki nargas-e-ghammaz ki baten karo
naam bhi lena hai jis ka ik jahan-e-rang-o-bu
dosto us nau-bahar-e-naz ki baten karo
kis liye uzr-e-taghaful kis liye ilzam-e-ishq
aaj charkh-e-tafraqa-parvaz ki baten karo
kuchh qafas ki tiliyon se chhan raha hai nuur sa
kuchh faza kuchh hasrat-e-parvaz ki baten karo
jo hayat-e-javidan hai jo hai marg-e-na-gahan
aaj kuchh us naaz us andaz ki baten karo
ishq-e-be-parva bhi ab kuchh na-shakeba ho chala
shokhi-e-husn-e-karishma-saz ki baten karo
jis ki furqat ne palat di ishq ki kaaya ‘firaq’
aaj us isa-nafas dam-saz ki baten karo
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