'firaq' ek nai surat nikal to sakti hai ba-qaul us aankh ke duniya badal to sakti hai tere khayal ko kuchh chup si lag gai warna kahaniyon se shab-e-gham bahal to sakti hai urus-e-dahr chale kha ke thokaren lekin qadam qadam pe jawani ubal to sakti hai palat pade na kahin us nigah ka jadu ki dub kar ye chhuri kuchh uchhal to sakti hai bujhe hue nahin itne bujhe hue dil bhi fasurdagi mein tabiat machal to sakti hai agar tu chahe to gham wale shadman ho jaen nigah-e-yar ye hasrat nikal to sakti hai ab itni band nahin gham-kadon ki bhi rahen hawa-e-kucha-e-mahbub chal to sakti hai kade hain kos bahut manzil-e-mohabbat ke mile na chhanw magar dhup dhal to sakti hai hayat lau tah-e-daman-e-marg de utthi hawa ki rah mein ye shama jal to sakti hai kuchh aur maslahat-e-jazb-e-ishq hai warna kisi se chhut ke tabiat sambhal to sakti hai azal se soi hai taqdir-e-ishq maut ki nind agar jagaiye karwat badal to sakti hai gham-e-zamana-o-soz-e-nihan ki aanch to de agar na tute ye zanjir gal to sakti hai sharik-e-sharm-o-haya kuchh hai bad-gumani-e-husn nazar utha ye jhijak si nikal to sakti hai kabhi wo mil na sakegi main ye nahin kahta wo aankh aankh mein pad kar badal to sakti hai badalta jae gham-e-rozgar ka markaz ye chaal gardish-e-ayyam chal to sakti hai wo be-niyaz sahi dil mata-e-hech sahi magar kisi ki jawani machal to sakti hai teri nigah sahaara na de to baat hai aur ki girte girte bhi duniya sambhal to sakti hai ye zor-o-shor salamat teri jawani bhi ba-qaul ishq ke sanche mein dhal to sakti hai suna hai barf ke tukde hain dil hasinon ke kuchh aanch pa ke ye chandi pighal to sakti hai hansi hansi mein lahu thukte hain dil wale ye sar-zamin magar lal ugal to sakti hai jo tu ne tark-e-mohabbat ko ahl-e-dil se kaha hazar narm ho ye baat khal to sakti hai are wo maut ho ya zindagi mohabbat par na kuchh sahi kaf-e-afsos mal to sakti hai hain jis ke bal pe khade sarkashon ko wo dharti agar kuchal nahin sakti nigal to sakti hai hui hai garm lahu pi ke ishq ki talwar yun hi jilae ja ye shakh phal to sakti hai guzar rahi hai dabe panw ishq ki dewi subuk-rawi se jahan ko masal to sakti hai hayat se nigah-e-wapsin hai kuchh manus mere khayal se aankhon mein pal to sakti hai na bhulna ye hai takhir husn ki takhir 'firaq' aai hui maut tal to sakti hai