jaur o be mehrii e igmaaz pe kya rotaa hai
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Jaur-o-be-mehree-e-ighmaaz pe kya rotaa hai
Mehrbaan bhee koi ho jaa.egaa jaldee kya hai
Kho diyaa tum ko to ham poochhte phirte hain yahee
Jis kee taqdeer bigaD jaa.e wo kartaa kya hai
Dil kaa ik kaam jo hota nahin ik muddat se
Tum zaraa haath lagaa do to huaa rakkhaa hai
Nigah-e-shokh men aur dil men hain choTen kya kya
Aaj tak ham na samajh paa.e ki jhagDaa kya hai
Ishq se tauba bhee hai husn se shikve bhee hazaar
Kahiye to hazrat-e-dil aap kaa manshaa kya hai
Zeenat-e-dosh tiraa naama-e-a.amaal na ho
Teree dastaar se vaa.iz ye laTaktaa kya hai
Haan abhee vaqt kaa aa.eena dikhaa.e kya kya
Dekhte jaao zamaana abhee dekhaa kya hai
Na yagaane hain na begaane tiree mahfil men
Na koi ghair yahaan hai na koi apna hai
Nigah-e-mast ko jumbish na hui go sar-e-bazm
Kuch to is jaam-e-labaa-lab se abhee chhalkaa hai
Raat-din phirtee hai palkon ke jo saa.e saa.e
Dil miraa us nigah-e-naaz kaa deevaanaa hai
Ham judaa.ee se bhee Kuch kaam to le hee lenge
Be-niyaazaana ta.alluq hee chhuTaa achchhaa hai
Un se baDh-chaDh ke to ai dost hain yaaden in kee
Naaz-o-andaaz-o-adaa men tiree rakkhaa kya hai
Aisee baaton se badaltee hai kaheen fitrat-e-husn
Jaan bhee de de agar koi to kya hota hai
Tiree aankhon ko bhee inkaar tiree zulf ko bhee
Kis ne ye ishq ko deevaana banaa rakkhaa hai
Dil tiraa jaan tiree aah tiree ashk tire
Jo hai ai dost wo teraa hai hamaaraa kya hai
Dar-e-daulat pe duaa.en see sunee hain main ne
Dekhiye aaj faqeeron kaa kidhar pheraa hai
Tujh ko ho jaa.enge shaitaan ke darshan vaa.iz
Daal kar munh ko garebaan men kabhi dekhaa hai
Ham kahe dete hain chaalon men na aao un kee
Sarvat-o-jaah ke ishvon se bacho dhokaa hai
Yahee gar aankh men rah jaa.e to hai chingaaree
Qatra-e-ashk jo bah jaa.e to ik Dariya hai
Zulf-e-shab-goon ke sivaa nargis-e-jaadoo ke sivaa
Dil ko Kuch aur balaaon ne bhee aa gheraa hai
Lab-e-ejaaz kee saugand ye jhankaar thee kya
Teree khaamoshee ke maanind abhee Kuch TuuTaa hai
Daar par gaah nazar gaah soo-e-shahr-e-nigaar
Kuch sunen ham bhee to ai ishq iraada kya hai
Aa ki ghurbat-kada-e-dahr men jee bahlaa.en
Ai dil us jalva-gah-e-naaz men kya rakkhaa hai
Zakhm hee zakhm hoon main sub.h kee maanind 'firaaq'
Raat bhar hijr kee lazzat se mazaa luuTaa hai