sar men sauda bhi nahin dil men tamannaa bhi nahin
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Sar men sauda bhee nahin dil men tamannaa bhee nahin
Lekin is tark-e-mohabbat kaa bharosaa bhee nahin
Dil kee gintee na yagaanon men na begaanon men
Lekin us jalva-gah-e-naaz se uThtaa bhee nahin
Mehrbaanee ko mohabbat nahin kahte ai dost
Aah ab mujh se tiree ranjish-e-bejaa bhee nahin
Ek muddat se tiree yaad bhee aa.ee na hamen
Aur ham bhuul ga.e hon tujhe aisa bhee nahin
Aaj ghaflat bhee un aankhon men hai pahle se sivaa
Aaj hee khaatir-e-beemaar shakebaa bhee nahin
Baat ye hai ki sukoon-e-dil-e-vahshee kaa maqaam
Kunj-e-zindaan bhee nahin vus.at-e-sahraa bhee nahin
Are sayyaad hameen gul hain hameen bulbul hain
Too ne Kuch aah sunaa bhee nahin dekhaa bhee nahin
Aah ye majma-e-ahbaab ye bazm-e-khaamosh
Aaj mahfil men 'firaaq'-e-sukhan-aaraa bhee nahin
Ye bhee sach hai ki mohabbat pe nahin main majboor
Ye bhee sach hai ki tiraa husn Kuch aisa bhee nahin
Yuun to hangaame uThaate nahin deevaana-e-ishq
Magar ai dost Kuch aison kaa Thikaanaa bhee nahin
Fitrat-e-husn to ma.aloom hai tujh ko hamdam
Chaara hee kya hai ba-juz sabr so hota bhee nahin
Munh se ham apne buraa to nahin kahte ki 'firaaq'
Hai tiraa dost magar aadmee achchhaa bhee nahin