jise log kahte hain tiirgii vahii shab hijaab e sahar bhi hai
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Jise log kahte hain teergee vahee shab hijaab-e-sahar bhee hai
Jinhen be-khudee-e-fanaa milee unhen zindagee kee khabar bhee hai
Tire ahl-e-deed ko dekh ke kabhi khul sakaa hai ye raaz bhee
Unhen jis ne ahl-e-nazar kiyaa wo tiraa kharaab-e-nazar bhee hai
Ye visaal-o-hijr kee bahs kya ki ajiib chiiz hai ishq bhee
Tujhe paa ke hai vahee dard-e-dil vahee rang-e-zakhm-e-jigar bhee hai
Ye naseeb-e-ishq kee gardishen ki zamaan makaan se guzar ke bhee
Vahee aasmaan vahee shaam-e-gham vahee shaam-e-gham kee sahar bhee hai
Tire kaif-e-husn kee jaan hai miree be-dilee-o-fasurdagee
Jise kahte hain gham-e-raa.egaan wo liye hue Kuch asar bhee hai
Na raha hayaat kee manzilon men wo farq-e-naaz-o-niyaaz bhee
Ki jahaan hai ishq barahna-paa vaheen husn khaak-basar bhee hai
Wo gham-e-firaaq bhee kaT gaya wo malaal ishq bhee miT gaya
Magar aaj bhee tire haath men vahee aasteen hai ki tar bhee hai
Dam-e-hashr azal kee bhee yaad kar ye zabaan kya ye nigaah kya
Jo kisee se aaj na ho sakaa wo savaal baar-e-digar bhee hai
Jo visaal-o-hijr se duur hai jo karam sitam se hai be-khabar
Kuch uThaa huaa hai wo dard bhee Kuch uThee huee wo nazar bhee hai
Ye pata hai us kee inaayaton ne kharaab kitnon ko kar diyaa
Ye khabar hai nargis-e-neem-vaa ki girah men fitna-e-shar bhee hai
Usee shaam-e-marg kee teergee men hain jalva-haa-e-hayaat bhee
Unheen zulmaton ke hijaab men ye chamak ye raqs-e-sharar bhee hai
Vahee dard bhee hai davaa bhee hai vahee maut bhee hai hayaat bhee
Vahee ishq naavak-e-naaz hai vahee ishq seena-sipar bhee hai
Too zamaan makaan se guzar bhee jaa too rah-e-adam ko bhee kaaT le
Wo savaab ho ki azaab ho kaheen zindagee se mafar bhee hai
Jo gale tak aa ke aTak gaya jise talkh-kaam na pee sake
Wo lahoo kaa ghoonT utar gaya to sunaa hai sheer-o-shakar bhee hai
Koi ahl-e-dil ko kamee nahin magar ahl-e-dil kaa ye qaul hai
Abhee maut bhee nahin mil sakee abhee zindagee men kasar bhee hai
BaDee chiiz daulat-o-jaah hai baDee vus.aten hain naseeb use
Magar ahl-e-daulat-o-jaah men kaheen aadmee kaa guzar bhee hai
Ye shab-e-daraaz bhee kaT ga.ee wo sitaare Duube wo pau phaTee
Sar-e-raah ghaflat-e-khvaab se ab uTho ki vaqt-e-sahar bhee hai
Jo ulaT chuke hain bisaat-e-dahr ko agle vaqton men baarhaa
Vahee aaj gardish-e-bakht hai vahee rang-e-daur-e-qamar bhee hai
Na gham-e-azaab-o-savaab se kabhi chheD fitrat-e-ishq ko
Jo azal se mast-nigaah hai use nek-o-bad kee khabar bhee hai
Wo tamaam shukr-o-razaa sahee wo tamaam sabr-o-sukoon sahee
Too hai jis se maa.il-e-imtihaan wo farishta hai to bashar bhee hai
Na kaho taghaaful-e-husn se koi kaar-saazee-e-gham kare
Ki jo aaj gham se nikal ga.ee wo duaa kharaab asar bhee hai
Tire gham kee umr-e-daraaz men ka.ee inqalaab hue magar
Vahee tool-e-shaam-e-'firaaq' hai vahee intizaar-e-sahar bhee hai