haath aae to vahii daaman e jaanaan ho jaae
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Haath aa.e to vahee daaman-e-jaanaan ho jaa.e
ChhooT jaa.e to vahee apna garebaan ho jaa.e
Ishq ab bhee hai wo mahram-e-be-gaana-numaa
Husn yuun laakh chhupe laakh numaayaan ho jaa.e
Hosh-o-ghaflat se bahut duur hai kaifiyyat-e-ishq
Us kee har be-khabaree manzil-e-irfaan ho jaa.e
Yaad aatee hai jab apnee to taDap jaataa hoon
Meree hastee tiraa bhoolaa havaa paimaan ho jaa.e
Aankh wo hai jo tiree jalva-gah-e-naaz bane
Dil vahee hai jo saraapaa tiraa armaan ho jaa.e
Paak-baazaan-e-mohabbat men jo bebaakee hai
Husn gar us ko samajh le to pashemaan ho jaa.e
Sahl ho kar hui dushvaar mohabbat teree
Use mushkil jo banaa len to Kuch aasaan ho jaa.e
Ishq phir ishq hai jis ruup men jis bhes men ho
Ishrat-e-vasl bane yaa gham-e-hijraan ho jaa.e
Kuch mudaavaa bhee ho majrooh dilon kaa ai dost
Marham-e-zakhm tiraa jaur-pashemaan ho jaa.e
Ye bhee sach hai koi ulfat men pareshaan kyuun ho
Ye bhee sach hai koi kyoonkar na pareshaan ho jaa.e
Ishq ko arz-e-tamannaa men bhee laakhon pas-o-pesh
Husn ke vaaste inkaar bhee aasaan ho jaa.e
Jhilmilaatee hai sar-e-bazm-e-jahaan sham-e-khudee
Jo ye bujh jaa.e charaagh-e-rah-e-irfaan ho jaa.e
Sar-e-shoreeda diyaa dasht-o-bayaabaan bhee diye
Ye miree khoobee-e-qismat ki wo zindaan ho jaa.e
Uqda-e-ishq ajab uqda-e-mohmal hai 'firaaq'
Kabhi laa-hal kabhi mushkil kabhi aasaan ho jaa.e