aaj bhi qaafila e ishq ravaan hai ki jo thaa
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Aaj bhee qaafila-e-ishq ravaan hai ki jo thaa
Vahee miil aur vahee sang-e-nishaan hai ki jo thaa
Phir tiraa gham vahee rusvaa-e-jahaan hai ki jo thaa
Phir fasaana ba-hadees-e-digaraan hai ki jo thaa
Manzilen gard ke maanind uDee jaatee hain
Vahee andaaz-e-jahaan-e-guzaraan hai ki jo thaa
Zulmat o nuur men Kuch bhee na mohabbat ko milaa
Aaj tak ek dhundalke kaa samaan hai ki jo thaa
Yuun to is daur men be-kaif see hai bazm-e-hayaat
Ek hangaama sar-e-ritl-e-giraan hai ki jo thaa
Laakh kar jaur-o-sitam laakh kar ehsaan-o-karam
Tujh pe ai dost vahee vahm-o-gumaan hai ki jo thaa
Aaj phir ishq do-aalam se judaa hota hai
Aasteenon men liye kaun-o-makaan hai ki jo thaa
Ishq afsurda naheen aaj bhee afsurda bahut
Vahee kam kam asr-e-soz-e-nihaan hai ki jo thaa
Nazar aa jaate hain tum ko to bahut naazuk baal
Dil miraa kya vahee ai sheesha-giraan hai ki jo thaa
Jaan de baiThe the ik baar havas vaale bhee
Phir vahee marhala-e-sood-o-ziyaan hai ki jo thaa
Aaj bhee said-gah-e-ishq men husan-e-saffaak
Liye abroo kee lachaktee see kamaan hai ki jo thaa
Phir tiree chashm-e-sukhan-sanj ne chheDee koee baat
Vahee jaadoo hai vahee husn-e-bayaan hai ki jo thaa
Raat bhar husn par aa.e bhee ga.e sau sau rang
Shaam se ishq abhee tak nigaraan hai ki jo thaa
Jo bhee kar jaur-o-sitam jo bhee kar ehsaan-o-karam
Tujh pe ai dost vahee vahm-o-gumaan hai ki jo thaa
Aankh jhapkee ki idhar khatm huaa roz-e-visaal
Phir bhee is din pe qayaamat kaa gumaan hai ki jo thaa
Qurb hee kam hai na duuree hee ziyaada lekin
Aaj wo rabt kaa ehsaas kahaan hai ki jo thaa
Teera-bakhtee naheen jaatee dil-e-sozaan kee 'firaaq'
Sham.a ke sar pe vahee aaj dhuaan hai ki jo thaa