ye nikhaton ki narm ravii ye havaa ye raat
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Ye nik.haton kee narm-ravee ye havaa ye raat
Yaad aa rahe hain ishq ko TuuTe ta.alluqaat
Maayoosiyon kee god men dam toDtaa hai ishq
Ab bhee koi banaa le to bigDee nahin hai baat
Kuch aur bhee to ho in ishaaraat ke sivaa
Ye sab to ai nigaah-e-karam baat baat baat
Ik umr kaT ga.ee hai tire intizaar men
Aise bhee hain ki kaT na sakee jin se ek raat
Ham ahl-e-intizaar ke aahaT pe kaan the
ThanDee havaa thee gham thaa tiraa Dhal chalee thee raat
Yuun to bachee bachee see uThee wo nigaah-e-naaz
Dunya-e-dil men ho hee ga.ee koi vaardaat
Jin kaa suraagh paa na sakee gham kee ruuh bhee
Naadaan hue hain ishq men aise bhee saanehaat
Har sa.ee o har amal men mohabbat kaa haath hai
Ta.ameer-e-zindagee ke samajh Kuch muharrikaat
Us jaa tiree nigaah mujhe le ga.ee jahaan
Letee ho jaise saans ye be-jaan kaa.enaat
Kya niind aa.e us ko jise jaagnaa na aa.e
Jo din ko din kare wo kare raat ko bhee raat
Dariya ke madd-o-jazr bhee paanee ke khel hain
Hastee hee ke karishme hain kya maut kya hayaat
Ahl-e-razaa men shaan-e-baghaavat bhee ho zaraa
Itnee bhee zindagee na ho paaband-e-rasmiyaat
Ham ahl-e-gham ne rang-e-zamaana badal diyaa
Koshish to kee sabhee ne magar ban paDe kee baat
Paidaa kare zameen na.ee aasmaan nayaa
Itnaa to le koi asar-e-daur-kaa.enaat
Shaa.ir hoon gahree niind men hain jo haqeeqaten
Chaunkaa rahe hain un ko bhee mere tavahhumaat
Mujh ko to gham ne fursat-e-gham bhee na dee 'firaaq'
De fursat-e-hayaat na jaise gham-e-hayaat