aat bhi nind bhi kahani bhi
hae kya chiz hai jawani bhi
Firaq Gorakhpuri
meri ghuTTi mein paDi thi ho ke hal urdu zaban
jo bhi main kahta gaya husn-e-bayan banta gaya
Firaq Gorakhpuri
na koi wada na koi yaqin na koi umid
magar hamein to tera intizar karna tha
no promise,surety, nor any hope was due
yet I had little choice but to wait for you
Firaq Gorakhpuri
pal le ek rog nadan zindagi ke waste
pal le ek rog sirf sehat ke sahaare
o foolish one for sake of living do adopt love's malady
heath alone is not enough,
Firaq Gorakhpuri
parda-e-lutf mein ye zulm-o-sitam kya kahiye
hae zalim tera andaz-e-karam kya kahiye
Firaq Gorakhpuri
qurb hi kam hai na duri hi ziyaada lekin
aaj wo rabt ka ehsas kahan hai ki jo tha
Firaq Gorakhpuri
one wale hue chup hijr ki duniya badli
shama be-nur hui subh ka tara nikla
Firaq Gorakhpuri
sar mein sauda bhi nahin dil mein tamanna bhi nahin
lekin is tark-e-mohabbat ka bharosa bhi nahin
Firaq Gorakhpuri
sans leti hai wo zamin 'firaq'
jis pe wo naz se guzarte hain
Firaq Gorakhpuri