kisi kaa yuun to huaa kaun umr bhar phir bhi
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Kisee kaa yuun to huaa kaun umr bhar phir bhee
Ye husn o ishq to dhokaa hai sab magar phir bhee
Hazaar baar zamaana idhar se guzraa hai
Na.ee na.ee see hai Kuch teree rahguzar phir bhee
Kahoon ye kaise idhar dekh yaa na dekh udhar
Ki dard dard hai phir bhee nazar nazar phir bhee
Khushaa ishaara-e-paiham zahe sukoot-e-nazar
Daraaz ho ke fasaana hai mukhtasar phir bhee
Jhapak rahi hain zamaan o makaan kee bhee aankhen
Magar hai qaafila aamaada-e-safar phir bhee
Shab-e-firaaq se aage hai aaj meree nazar
Ki kaT hee jaa.egee ye shaam-e-be-sahar phir bhee
Kaheen yahee to nahin kaashif-e-hayaat-o-mamaat
Ye husn o ishq ba-zaahir hain be-khabar phir bhee
PalaT rahe hain ghareeb-ul-vatan palaTnaa thaa
Wo koocha roo-kash-e-jannat ho ghar hai ghar phir bhee
LuTaa huaa chaman-e-ishq hai nigaahon ko
Dikhaa gaya vahee kya kya gul o samar phir bhee
Kharaab ho ke bhee sochaa kiye tire mahjoor
Yahee ki teree nazar hai tiree nazar phir bhee
Ho be-niyaaz-e-asar bhee kabhi tiree miTTee
Wo keemiyaa hee sahee rah ga.ee kasar phir bhee
LipaT gaya tiraa deevaana garche manzil se
UDee uDee see hai ye khaak-e-rahguzar phir bhee
Tiree nigaah se bachne men umr guzree hai
Utar gaya rag-e-jaan men ye neshtar phir bhee
Gham-e-firaaq ke kushton kaa hashr kya hogaa
Ye shaam-e-hijr to ho jaa.egee sahar phir bhee
Fanaa bhee ho ke giraan-baaree-e-hayaat na poochh
UThaa.e uTh nahin saktaa ye dard-e-sar phir bhee
Sitam ke rang hain har iltifaat-e-pinhaan men
Karam-numaa hain tire jaur sar-ba-sar phir bhee
Khataa-muaaf tiraa afv bhee hai misl-e-sazaa
Tiree sazaa men hai ik shaan-e-dar-guzar phir bhee
Agarche be-khudee-e-ishq ko zamaana huaa
'firaaq' kartee rahi kaam wo nazar phir bhee