diidaar men ik tarfa diidaar nazar aayaa
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Deedaar men ik turfa deedaar nazar aayaa
Har baar chhupaa koee har baar nazar aayaa
Chhaalon ko bayaabaan bhee gulzaar nazar aayaa
Jab chheD par aamaada har khaar nazar aayaa
Sub.h-e-shab-e-hijraan kee wo chaak-garebaanee
Ik aalam-e-nairangee har taar nazar aayaa
Ho sabr ki betaabee ummeed ki maayoosee
Nairang-e-mohabbat bhee be-kaar nazar aayaa
Jab chashm-e-siyah teree thee chhaa.ee huee dil par
Is mulk kaa har khitta taataar nazar aayaa
Too ne bhee to dekhee thee wo jaatee huee Dunya
Kya aakhree lamhon men beemaar nazar aayaa
Ghash khaa ke gire muusaa allaah-ree maayoosee
Halkaa saa wo parda bhee deevaar nazar aayaa
Zarra ho ki qatra ho khum-khaana-e-hastee men
Makhmoor nazar aayaa sarshaar nazar aayaa
Kya Kuch na huaa gham se kya Kuch na kiyaa gham ne
Aur yuun to huaa jo Kuch be-kaar nazar aayaa
Ai ishq qasam tujh ko ma.amoora-e-aalam kee
Koee gham-e-furqat men gham-khvaar nazar aayaa
Shab kaT ga.ee furqat kee dekhaa na 'firaaq' aakhir
Tool-e-gham-e-hijraan bhee be-kaar nazar aayaa