ye surmaii fazaaon ki kunmunaahaten
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Ye surma.ee fazaaon kee kunmunaahaTen
Miltee hain mujh ko pichhle pahar teree aahaTen
Is kaa.enaat-e-gham kee fasurda fazaaon men
Bikhraa ga.e hain aa ke wo Kuch muskuraahaTen
Ai jism-e-naazneen-e-nigaar-e-nazar-navaaz
Sub.h-e-shab-e-visaal teree malgujaahaTen
PaDtee hai aasmaan-e-mohabbat pe chhooT see
Balbe jabeen-e-naaz tiree jagmagaahaTen
Chaltee hai jab naseem-e-khayaal-e-khiraam-e-naaz
Suntaa hoon daamanon kee tire sarsaraahaTen
Chashm-e-siyah tabassum-e-pinhaan liye hue
Pau phooTne se qabl ufuq kee adaahaten
Jumbish men jaise shaakh ho gul-haa-e-naghma kee
Ik paikar-e-jameel kee ye lahlahaahaTen
Jhonkon kee nazr hai chaman-e-intizaar-e-dost
Yaad-e-ummeed-o-beem kee ye sansanaahaTen
Ho saamnaa agar to khajil ho nigaah-e-barq
Dekhee hain uzv uzv men wo achpalaahaTen
Kis des ko sidhaar ga.iin ai jamaal-e-yaar
Rangeen labon pe khel ke Kuch muskuraahaTen
Rukhsaar-e-tar se taaza ho baagh-e-adan kee yaad
Aur us kee pahlee sub.h kee wo rasmasaahaTen
Saaz-e-jamaal kee ye navaa-haa-e-sarmadee
Joban to wo farishte sunen gungunaahaTen
Aazurdagee-e-husn bhee kis darja shokh hai
Ashkon men tairtee huee Kuch muskuraahaTen
Hone lagaa hoon khud se qareen ai shab-e-alam
Main paa raha hoon hijr men Kuch apnee aahaTen
Meree ghazal kee jaan samajhnaa unhen 'firaaq'
Sham-e-khayaal-e-yaar kee ye thartharaahaTen