wo chup chaap aansuu bahaane ki raaten
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Wo chup-chaap aansoo bahaane kee raaten
Wo ik shakhs ke yaad aane kee raaten
Shab-e-mah kee wo ThanDee aanchen wo shabnam
Tire husn ke rasmasaane kee raaten
Javaanee kee dosheezgee kaa tabassum
Gul-e-zaar ke wo khilaane kee raaten
Phuvaaren see naghmon kee paDtee hon jaise
Kuch us lab ke sunne-sunaane kee raaten
Mujhe yaad hai teree har sub.h-e-rukhsat
Mujhe yaad hain tere aane kee raaten
Pur-asraar see meree arz-e-tamannaa
Wo Kuch zer-e-lab muskuraane kee raaten
Sar-e-shaam se ratjagaa ke wo saamaan
Wo pichhle pahar niind aane kee raaten
Sar-e-shaam se taa-sahar qurb-e-jaanaan
Na jaane wo thiin kis zamaane kee raaten
Sar-e-mai-kada tishnagee kee wo qasmen
Wo saaqee se baaten banaane kee raaten
Ham-aaghoshiyaan shaahid-e-mehrbaan kee
Zamaane ke gham bhuul jaane kee raaten
'firaaq' apnee qismat men shaayad naheen the
Thikaane ke din yaa Thikaane kee raaten