aankhon men jo baat ho gaii hai
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Aankhon men jo baat ho ga.ee hai
Ik sharh-e-hayaat ho ga.ee hai
Jab dil kee vafaat ho ga.ee hai
Har chiiz kee raat ho ga.ee hai
Gham se chhuT kar ye gham hai mujh ko
Kyuun gham se najaat ho ga.ee hai
Muddat se khabar milee na dil kee
Shaayad koi baat ho ga.ee hai
Jis shai pe nazar paDee hai teree
Tasveer-e-hayaat ho ga.ee hai
Ab ho mujhe dekhiye kahaan sub.h
Un zulfon men raat ho ga.ee hai
Dil men tujh se thee jo shikaayat
Ab gham ke nikaat ho ga.ee hai
Iqraar-e-gunaah-e-ishq sun lo
Mujh se ik baat ho ga.ee hai
Jo chiiz bhee mujh ko haath aa.ee
Teree saughaat ho ga.ee hai
Kya jaaniye maut pahle kya thee
Ab meree hayaat ho ga.ee hai
GhaTte ghaTte tiree inaayat
Meree auqaat ho ga.ee hai
Us chashm-e-siyah kee yaad yaksar
Shaam-e-zulmaat ho ga.ee hai
Is daur men zindagee bashar kee
Beemaar kee raat ho ga.ee hai
Jiitee huee baazee-e-mohabbat
Khelaa hoon to maat ho ga.ee hai
MiTne lageen zindagee kee qadren
Jab gham se najaat ho ga.ee hai
Wo chaahen to vaqt bhee badal jaa.e
Jab aa.e hain raat ho ga.ee hai
Dunya hai kitnee be-Thikaana
Aashiq kee baraat ho ga.ee hai
Pahle wo nigaah ik kiran thee
Ab barq-sifaat ho ga.ee hai
Jis chiiz ko chhoo diyaa hai too ne
Ik barg-e-nabaat ho ga.ee hai
Ikkaa-dukkaa sadaa-e-zanjeer
Zindaan men raat ho ga.ee hai
Ek ek sifat 'firaaq' us kee
Dekhaa hai to zaat ho ga.ee hai