firaaq ik naii suurat nikal to saktii hai
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
'firaaq' ik na.ee soorat nikal to saktee hai
Ba-qaul us aankh ke duniyaa badal to saktee hai
Tire khayaal ko kuchh chup see lag ga.ee varna
Kahaaniyon se shab-e-gham bahal to saktee hai
Uroos-e-dahr chale khaa ke Thokaren lekin
Qadam qadam pe javaanee ubal to saktee hai
PalaT paDe na kaheen us nigaah kaa jaadoo
Ki Doob kar ye chhuree kuchh uchhal to saktee hai
Bujhe hue nahin itne bujhe hue dil bhee
Fasurdagee men tabee.at machal to saktee hai
Agar too chaahe to gham vaale shaadmaan ho jaa.en
Nigaah-e-yaar ye hasrat nikal to saktee hai
Ab itnee band nahin gham-kadon kee bhee raahen
Havaa-e-koocha-e-mahboob chal to saktee hai
KaDe hain kos bahut manzil-e-mohabbat ke
Mile na chhaanv magar dhoop Dhal to saktee hai
Hayaat lau tah-e-daamaan-e-marg de uTThee
Havaa kee raah men ye sham.a jal to saktee hai
Kuchh aur maslahat-e-jazb-e-ishq hai varna
Kisee se chhuT ke tabee.at sambhal to saktee hai
Azal se soee hai taqdeer-e-ishq maut kee niind
Agar jagaa.iye karvaT badal to saktee hai
Gham-e-zamaana-o-soz-e-nihaan kee aanch to de
Agar na TuuTe ye zanjeer gal to saktee hai
Shareek-e-sharm-o-hayaa kuchh hai bad-gumaanee-e-husn
Nazar uThaa ye jhijak see nikal to saktee hai
Kabhi wo mil na sakegee main ye nahin kahtaa
Wo aankh aankh men paD kar badal to saktee hai
Badaltaa jaa.e gham-e-rozgaar kaa markaz
Ye chaal gardish-e-ayyaam chal to saktee hai
Wo be-niyaaz sahee dil mataa-e-hech sahee
Magar kisee kee javaanee machal to saktee hai
Tiree nigaah sahaaraa na de to baat hai aur
Ki girte girte bhee duniyaa sambhal to saktee hai
Ye zor-o-shor salaamat tiree javaanee bhee
Ba-qaul ishq ke saanche men Dhal to saktee hai
Sunaa hai barf ke TukDe hain dil haseenon ke
Kuchh aanch paa ke ye chaandee pighal to saktee hai
Hansee hansee men lahoo thookte hain dil vaale
Ye sar-zameen magar la.al ugal to saktee hai
Jo too ne tark-e-mohabbat ko ahl-e-dil se kahaa
Hazaar narm ho ye baat khal to saktee hai
Are wo maut ho yaa zindagee mohabbat par
Na kuchh sahee kaf-e-afsos mal to saktee hai
Hain jis ke bal pe khaDe sarkashon ko wo dhartee
Agar kuchal nahin saktee nigal to saktee hai
Huee hai garm lahu pee ke ishq kee talvaar
Yuun hee jilaa.e jaa ye shaakh phal to saktee hai
Guzar rahee hai dabe paanv ishq kee devee
Subuk-ravee se jahaan ko masal to saktee hai
Hayaat se nigah-e-vaapseen hai kuchh maanoos
Mire khayaal se aankhon men pal to saktee hai
Na bhoolnaa ye hai taakheer husn kee taakheer
'firaaq' aa.ee huee maut Tal to saktee hai