bahut pahle se un qadmon ki aahat jaan lete hain
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Bahut pahle se un qadmon kee aahaT jaan lete hain
Tujhe ai zindagee ham duur se pahchaan lete hain
Miree nazren bhee aise qaatilon kaa jaan o eemaan hain
Nigaahen milte hee jo jaan aur eemaan lete hain
Jise kahtee hai Dunya kaamyaabee vaa.e naa-daanee
Use kin qeematon par kaamyaab insaan lete hain
Nigaah-e-baada-goon yuun to tiree baaton kaa kya kahnaa
Tiree har baat lekin ehtiyaatan chhaan lete hain
Tabee.at apnee ghabraatee hai jab sunsaan raaton men
Ham aise men tiree yaadon kee chaadar taan lete hain
Khud apna faisla bhee ishq men kaafee nahin hota
Use bhee kaise kar guzren jo dil men Thaan lete hain
Hayaat-e-ishq kaa ik ik nafas jaam-e-shahaadat hai
Wo jaan-e-naaz-bardaaraan koi aasaan lete hain
Ham-aahangee men bhee ik chaashnee hai ikhtilaafon kee
Miree baaten ba-unvaan-e-digar wo maan lete hain
Tiree maqbooliyat kee vaj.h vaahid teree ramziyyat
Ki us ko maante hee kab hain jis ko jaan lete hain
Ab is ko kufr maanen yaa bulandee-e-nazar jaanen
Khuda-e-do-jahaan ko de ke ham insaan lete hain
Jise soorat bataate hain pata detee hai seerat kaa
Ibaarat dekh kar jis tarah ma.anee jaan lete hain
Tujhe ghaaTaa na hone denge kaarobaar-e-ulfat men
Ham apne sar tiraa ai dost har ehsaan lete hain
Hamaaree har nazar tujh se na.ee saugandh khaatee hai
To teree har nazar se ham nayaa paimaan lete hain
Rafeeq-e-zindagee thee ab anees-e-vaqt-e-aakhir hai
Tiraa ai maut ham ye doosraa ehsaan lete hain
Zamaana vaardaat-e-qalb sunne ko tarastaa hai
Isee se to sar aankhon par miraa deevaan lete hain
'firaaq' aksar badal kar bhes miltaa hai koi kaafir
Kabhi ham jaan lete hain kabhi pahchaan lete hain