sitaaron se ulajhtaa jaa raha hoon
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Sitaaron se ulajhtaa jaa raha hoon
Shab-e-furqat bahut ghabraa raha hoon
Tire gham ko bhee kuch bahlaa raha hoon
Jahaan ko bhee samajhtaa jaa raha hoon
Yaqeen ye hai haqeeqat khul rahi hai
Gumaan ye hai ki dhoke khaa raha hoon
Agar mumkin ho le le apnee aahaT
Khabar do husn ko main aa raha hoon
Haden husn-o-mohabbat kee milaa kar
Qayaamat par qayaamat Dhaa raha hoon
Khabar hai tujh ko ai zabt-e-mohabbat
Tire haathon men luTtaa jaa raha hoon
Asar bhee le raha hoon teree chup kaa
Tujhe qaa.il bhee kartaa jaa raha hoon
Bharam tere sitam kaa khul chukaa hai
Main tujh se aaj kyuun sharmaa raha hoon
Unheen men raaz hain gul-baariyon ke
Main jo chingaariyaan barsaa raha hoon
Jo un ma.asoom aankhon ne diye the
Wo dhoke aaj tak main khaa raha hoon
Tire pahloo men kyuun hota hai mahsoos
Ki tujh se duur hota jaa raha hoon
Had-e-jor-o-karam se baDh chalaa husn
Nigaah-e-yaar ko yaad aa raha hoon
Jo uljhee thee kabhi aadam ke haathon
Wo gutthee aaj tak suljhaa raha hoon
Mohabbat ab mohabbat ho chalee hai
Tujhe kuch bhooltaa saa jaa raha hoon
Ajal bhee jin ko sun kar jhoomtee hai
Wo naghme zindagee ke gaa raha hoon
Ye sannaaTaa hai mere paanv kee chaap
'firaaq' apnee kuch aahaT paa raha hoon