tumhen kyuunkar bataaen zindagii ko kya samajhte hain
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Tumhen kyoonkar bataa.en zindagee ko kya samajhte hain
Samajh lo saans lenaa khud-kushee karnaa samajhte hain
Kisee badmast ko raaz-aashnaa sab kaa samajhte hain
Nigaah-e-yaar tujh ko kya bataa.en kya samajhte hain
Bas itne par hamen sab log deevaana samajhte hain
Ki is Dunya ko ham ik doosree Dunya samajhte hain
Kahaan kaa vasl tanhaa.ee ne shaayad bhes badlaa hai
Tire dam bhar ke mil jaane ko ham bhee kya samajhte hain
Umeedon men bhee un kee ek shaan-e-be-niyaazee hai
Har aasaanee ko jo dushvaar ho jaanaa samajhte hain
Yahee zid hai to khair aankhen uThaate hain ham us jaanib
Magar ai dil ham is men jaan kaa khaTkaa samajhte hain
Kaheen hon tere deevaane Thahar jaa.en to zindaan hai
Jidhar ko munh uThaa kar chal paDe sahraa samajhte hain
Jahaan kee fitrat-e-begaana men jo kaif-e-gham bhar den
Vahee jiinaa samajhte hain vahee marnaa samajhte hain
Hamaaraa zikr kya ham ko to hosh aayaa mohabbat men
Magar ham qais kaa deevaana ho jaanaa samajhte hain
Na shokhee shokh hai itnee na purkaar itnee purkaaree
Na jaane log teree saadgee ko kya samajhte hain
Bhulaa diin ek muddat kee jafaa.en us ne ye kah kar
Tujhe apna samajhte the tujhe apna samajhte hain
Ye kah kar aabla-paa raundte jaate hain kaanTon ko
Jise talvon men kar len jazb use sahraa samajhte hain
Ye hastee neestee sab mauj-khezee hai mohabbat kee
Na ham qatra samajhte hain na ham Dariya samajhte hain
'firaaq' is gardish-e-ayyaam se kab kaam niklaa hai
Sahar hone ko bhee ham raat kaT jaanaa samajhte hain