Be-Thikane Hai dil-E-Gham-Ghin Thikane Ki Kaho

Firaq Gorakhpuri

be-thikane hai dil-e-gham-ghin thikane ki kaho

sham-e-hijran dosto kuchh is ke aane ki kaho

haan na puchh ik giraftar-e-qafas ki zindagi

ham-safiran-e-chaman kuchh ashiyane ki kaho

ud gaya hai manzil-e-dushvar men gham ka samand

gesu-e-pur-pech-o-kham ke taziyane ki kaho

baat banti aur baton se nazar aati nahin

is nigah-e-naz ki baten banane ki kaho

dastan vo thi jise dil bujhte bujhte kah gaya

sham-e-bazm-e-zindagi ke jhilmilane ki kaho

kuchh dil-e-marhum ki baten karo ai ahl-e-ilm

jis se virane the abad us divane ki kaho

dastan-e-zindagi bhi kis qadar dilchasp hai

jo azal se chhid gaya hai us fasane ki kaho

ye fusun-e-nim-e-shab ye khvab-saman khamushi

samri fan aankh ke jaadu jagane ki kaho

koi kya khaega yuun sachchi qasam jhuti qasam

us nigah-e-naz ki saugandh khane ki kaho

shaam hi se gosh-bar-avaz hai bazm-e-sukhan

kuchh ‘firaq’ apni sunao kuchh zamane ki kaho