Raat Bhi Neend Bhi Kahani Bhi

raat bhii niind bhii kahaanii bhii
haaye kyaa chiiz hai javaanii bhii

ek paiGaam-e-zi.ndaganii bhii
aashiqii marg-e-naagahaanii bhii

is adaa kaa terii javaab nahii.n
meharabanii bhii saragaraanii bhii

dil ko apane bhii Gam the duniyaa me.n
kuchh balaaye.N thii aasmaanii bhii

ma.nsab-e-dil Khushii luTaataa hai
Gam-e-pi.nhaa.N bhii paasabaanii bhii

dil ko sholo.n se karatii hai sairaab
zi.ndagii aag bhii hai paanii bhii

shaad-kaamo.n ko ye nahii.n taufiiq
dil-e-Gamagii.n kii shaadamaanii bhii

laakh husn-e-yaqii.n se ba.Dakar hai
in nigaaho.n kii badagumaanii bhii

ta.nganaa-e-dil-e-malaal me.n hai
behr-e-hastii kii bekaraanii bhii

ishq-e-naakaam kii hai parachhaa_ii
shaadamaanii bhii kaamaraanii bhii

dekh dil ke nigaar-Khaane me.n
zaKhm-e-pi.nhaa.N kii hai nishaanii bhii

Khalq kyaa-kyaa mujhe nahii.n kahatii
kuchh sunuu.N mai.n terii zabaanii bhii

aaye taariiKh-e-ishq me.n sau baar
maut ke daur-daramiyaanii bhii

apanii maasuumiyo.n ke parde me.n
ho ga_ii vo nazar sayaanii bhii

din ko suuraj-mukhii hai vo naugul
raat ko vo hai raat-raanii bhii

dil-e-badanaam tere baare me.n
log kahate hai.n ik kahaanii bhii

nazm karate ko_ii na_ii duniyaa
ki ye duniyaa hu_ii puraanii bhii

dil ko aadaab-e-ba.ndagii bhii na aaye
kar gaye log hukmaraanii bhii

jaur-e-kam-kam kaa shukriyaa bas hai
aap kii itanii meharabaanii bhii

dil me.n ik huuk bhii uThe ai dost
yaad aa_ii terii javaanii bhii

sar se paa tak sapurdagii kii adaa
ek andaaz-e-turkamaanii bhii

paas rahanaa kisii kaa raat kii raat
mehamaanii bhii mezabaanii bhii

jo na aks-e-jabiin-e-naaz ki hai
dil me.n ik nuur-e-kahakashaanii bhii

zindagii ain diid-e-yaar "Firaq"
zindagii hijr kii kahaanii bhii

Firak Gorakhpuri