tez ehsaas e khudii darkaar hai
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Tez ehsaas-e-khudee darkaar hai
Zindagee ko zindagee darkaar hai
Jo chaDhaa jaa.e khumistaan-e-jahaan
Haan vahee lab-tishnagee darkaar hai
Devtaaon kaa khuda se hogaa kaam
Aadmee ko aadmee darkaar hai
Sau gulistaan jis udaasee par nisaar
Mujh ko wo afsurdagee darkaar hai
Shaa.eree hai sar-basar tahzeeb-e-qalb
Us ko gham shaa.istagee darkaar hai
Sho.ala men laataa hai jo soz-o-gudaaz
Wo khuloos-e-baatnee darkaar hai
Khoobee-e-lafz-o-bayaan se Kuch sivaa
Shaa.eree ko saahiree darkaar hai
Qaadir-e-mutlaq ko bhee insaan kee
Sunte hain be-chaargee darkaar hai
Aur honge taalib-e-mad.h-e-jahaan
Mujh ko bas teree khushee darkaar hai
Aql men yuun to naheen koee kamee
Ik zaraa deevaangee darkaar hai
Hosh vaalon ko bhee meree raa.e men
Ek guuna be-khudee darkaar hai
Khatraa-e-bisyaar-daanee kee qasam
Ilm men bhee Kuch kamee darkaar hai
Dosto kaafee naheen chashm-e-khirad
Ishq ko bhee raushnee darkaar hai
Meree ghazlon men haqaa.eq hain faqat
Aap ko to shaa.eree darkaar hai
Tere paas aayaa hoon kahne ek baat
Mujh ko teree dostee darkaar hai
Main jafaaon kaa na kartaa yuun gila
Aaj teree naa-khushee darkaar hai
Us kee zulf aaraasta-pairaasta
Ik zaraa see barhamee darkaar hai
Zinda-dil thaa taaza-dam thaa hijr men
Aaj mujh ko be-dilee darkaar hai
Halqa halqa gesoo-e-shab rang-e-yaar
Mujh ko teree abtaree darkaar hai
Aql ne kal mere kaanon men kahaa
Mujh ko teree zindagee darkaar hai
Tez-rau tahzeeb-e-aalam ko 'firaaq'
Ik zaraa aahistagee darkaar hai