apne gam kaa mujhe kahaan gam hai
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Apne gham kaa mujhe kahaan gham hai
Ai ki teree khushee muqaddam hai
Aag men jo paDaa wo aag huaa
Husn-e-soz-e-nihaan mujassam hai
Us ke shaitaan ko kahaan taufeeq
'ishq karnaa gunaah-e-aadam hai
Dil ke dhaDkon men zor-e-zarb-e-kaleem
Kis qadar is habaab men dam hai
Hai vahee 'ishq zinda-o-jaaved
Jise aab-e-hayaat bhee sam hai
Is men Thahraav yaa sukoon kahaan
Zindagee inqalaab-e-paiham hai
Ik taDap mauj-e-tah-nasheen kee tarah
Zindagee kee binaa-e-mohkam hai
Rahtee Dunya men 'ishq kee Dunya
Na.e 'unvaan se munazzam hai
UThne vaalee hai bazm maazee kee
Raushnee kam hai zindagee kam hai
Ye bhee nazm-e-hayaat hai koi
Zindagee zindagee kaa maatam hai
Ik muamma hai zindagee ai dost
Ye bhee teree adaa-e-mub.ham hai
Ai mohabbat too ik azaab sahee
Zindagee be tire jahannam hai
Ik talaatum saa rang-o-nik.hat kaa
Paikar-e-naaz men damaa-dam hai
Phirne ko hai raseelee neem-nigaah
Aahoo-e-naaz maa.il-e-ram hai
Ruup ke jot zer-e-pairaahan
Gulsitaan par ridaa-e-shabnam hai
Mere siine se lag ke so jaao
Palken bhaaree hain raat bhee kam hai
Aah ye mehrbaaniyaan teree
Shaadmaanee kee aankh pur-nam hai
Narm o dosheeza kis qadar hai nigaah
Har nazar daastaan-e-maryam hai
Mehr-o-mah shola-haa-e-saaz-e-jamaal
Jis kee jhankaar itnee maddham hai
Jaise uchhle junoon kee pahlee shaam
Is adaa se wo zulf barham hai
Yuun bhee dil men nahin wo pahlee umang
Aur teree nigaah bhee kam hai
Aur kyuun chheDtee hai gardish-e-charkh
Wo nazar phir ga.ee ye kya kam hai
Roo-kash-e-sad-hareem-e-dil hai fazaa
Wo jahaan hain 'ajeeb 'aalam hai
Diye jaatee hai lau sadaa-e-'firaaq'
Haan vahee soz-o-saaz kam kam hai