wo chup-chap aansu bahane ki raaten
wo ek shakhs ke yaad aane ki raaten

shab-e-mah ki wo thandi aanchen wo shabnam
tere husn ke rasmasane ki raaten

jawani ki doshizgi ka tabassum
gul-e-zar ke wo khilane ki raaten

phuwaren si naghmon ki padti hon jaise
kuchh us lab ke sunne-sunane ki raaten

mujhe yaad hai teri har subh-e-rukhsat
mujhe yaad hain tere aane ki raaten

pur-asrar si meri arz-e-tamanna
wo kuchh zer-e-lab muskurane ki raaten

sar-e-sham se ratjaga ke wo saman
wo pichhle pahar nind aane ki raaten

sar-e-sham se ta-sahar qurb-e-jaanan
na jaane wo thin kis zamane ki raaten

sar-e-mai-kada tishnagi ki wo qasmen
wo saqi se baaten banane ki raaten

ham-aghoshiyan shahid-e-mehrban ki
zamane ke gham bhul jaane ki raaten

'firaq' apni qismat mein shayad nahin the
thikane ke din ya thikane ki raaten