maut ik giit raat gaatii thii
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Maut ik giit raat gaatee thee
Zindagee jhuum jhuum jaatee thee
Kabhee deevaane ro bhee paDte the
Kabhee teree bhee shab aatee thee
Zikr thaa rang-o-boo kaa aur dil men
Teree tasveer utartee jaatee thee
The na aflaak gosh-bar-awaaz
Be-khudee daastaan sunaatee thee
Jalva-gar ho raha thaa koee udhar
Dhoop idhar pheekee paDtee jaatee thee
Hama-tan-gosh zindagee thee 'firaaq'
Maut dheeme suron men gaatee thee