kuch ishaare the jinhen dunya samajh baithe the ham
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Kuch ishaare the jinhen dunya samajh baiThe the ham
Us nigaah-e-aashnaa ko kya samajh baiThe the ham
Rafta rafta ghair apnee hee nazar men ho ga.e
Vaah-ree ghaflat tujhe apna samajh baiThe the ham
Hosh kee taufeeq bhee kab ahl-e-dil ko ho sakee
Ishq men apne ko deevaana samajh baiThe the ham
Parda-e-aazurdagee men thee wo jaan-e-iltifaat
Jis adaa ko ranjish-e-bejaa samajh baiThe the ham
Kya kahen ulfat men raaz-e-be-hisee kyoonkar khulaa
Har nazar ko teree dard-afzaa samajh baiThe the ham
Be-niyaazee ko tiree paayaa saraasar soz o dard
Tujh ko ik dunya se begaana samajh baiThe the ham
Inqalaab-e-pai-ba-pai har gardish o har daur men
Is zameen o aasmaan ko kya samajh baiThe the ham
Bhuul baiThee wo nigaah-e-naaz ahd-e-dostee
Us ko bhee apnee tabee.at kaa samajh baiThe the ham
Saaf alag ham ko junoon-e-aashiqee ne kar diyaa
Khud ko tere dard kaa pardaa samajh baiThe the ham
Kaan bajte hain mohabbat ke sukoot-e-naaz ko
Daastaan kaa khatm ho jaanaa samajh baiThe the ham
Baaton baaton men payaam-e-marg bhee aa hee gaya
Un nigaahon ko hayaat-afzaa samajh baiThe the ham
Ab nahin taab-e-sipaas-e-husn is dil ko jise
Be-qraar-e-shikva-e-bejaa samajh baiThe the ham
Ek dunya dard kee tasveer niklee ishq ko
Koh-kan aur qais kaa qissa samajh baiThe the ham
Rafta rafta ishq maanoos-e-jahaan hota chalaa
Khud ko tere hijr men tanhaa samajh baiThe the ham
Husn ko ik husn hee samjhe nahin aur ai 'firaaq'
Mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan kya kya samajh baiThe the ham