sar-zamin-e-hind par aqwam-e-alam ke 'firaq'
qafile baste gae hindostan banta gaya
Firaq Gorakhpuri
manzilen gard ke manind uDi jati hain
wahi andaz-e-jahan-e-guzaran hai ki jo tha
Firaq Gorakhpuri
maut ka bhi ilaj ho shayad
zindagi ka koi ilaj nahin
for death a cure there well may be
but for this life no remedy
Firaq Gorakhpuri
mazhab ki KHarabi hai na aKHlaq ki pasti
duniya ke masaib ka sabab aur hi kuchh hai
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