Kuch na Kuch ishq ki taasiir kaa iqraar to hai
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Kuch na Kuch ishq kee taaseer kaa iqraar to hai
Us kaa ilzaam-e-taghaaful pe Kuch inkaar to hai
Har fareb-e-gham-e-Dunya se khabar-daar to hai
Teraa deevaana kisee kaam men hushyaar to hai
Dekh lete hain sabhee Kuch tire mushtaaq-e-jamaal
Khair deedaar na ho hasrat-e-deedaar to hai
Ma.arke sar hon usee barq-e-nazar se ai husn
Ye chamaktee huee chaltee hui talvaar to hai
Sar paTakne ko paTaktaa hai magar ruk ruk kar
Tere vahshee ko khayaal-e-dar-o-deevaar to hai
Ishq kaa shikva-e-bejaa bhee na be-kaar gaya
Na sahee jaur magar jaur kaa iqraar to hai
Tujh se himmat to paDee ishq ko Kuch kahne kee
Khair shikva na sahee shukr kaa iz.haar to hai
Is men bhee raabta-e-khaas kee miltee hai jhalak
Khair iqraar-e-mohabbat na ho inkaar to hai
Kyuun jhapak jaatee hai rah rah ke tiree barq-e-nigaah
Ye jhijak kis liye ik kushta-e-deedaar to hai
Ka.ee unvaan hain mamnoon-e-karam karne ke
Ishq men Kuch na sahee zindagee be-kaar to hai
Sahar-o-shaam sar-e-anjuman-e-naaz na ho
Jalva-e-husn to hai ishq-e-siyahkaar to hai
Chaunk uThte hain 'firaaq' aate hee us shokh kaa naam
Kuch saraaseemgee-e-ishq kaa iqraar to hai