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Firaq Gorakhpuri
         
(1896 to 1982)

Firaq Gorakhpuri's (real name Raghupati Sahay) was born in in Gorakhpur, India. A professor of English literature, an outstanding literary critic and one of major Urdu poets of this century, Firaq's poetry is both traditional and modern. He left his imprint on three important genres of Urdu poetry - ghazal, nazm and rubaayee and he wrote more than 40,000 couplets. He was a poet of love and beauty. His poems are published in the form of three books named - Rooh-o-Qaayanat, Gul-e-Ra'naa, Nagma-numaa.


  Aur kya kisi se marasim burha'ein hum
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Aur kya kisi se marasim burha'ein hum 
yeh bhi bohut hai, tujhe bhool ja'ein hum 

sehra-e zindagi mein koyee dosra na tha 
sunte rahe hein aap hi apni sada'ein hum 

iss zindagi mein itni fraghat kise naseeb 
itna na yaad aa ke tujhe bhool ja'ein hum 

tu itni dil zada tau na thi ai shub-e firaq 
aa tere raaste mein sitare lota'ein hum 

woh log ab kahan hein jo kehte they kal faraz 
heh heh khuda na karda tujhe bhi rula'ein hum 
		 
  runjish hi sahi
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runjish hi sahi, dil hi dokhanay ke liye aa 
aa phir se mujhe chor ke jaanay ke liye aa 

kuch tau meray pindar-e mohabbat ka bharam rukh 
tu bhi tau kabhi mujh ko mananay ke liye aa 

pehle se marasim na sahi phir bhi kabhi 
tau rusm-o rah-e dunya hi nibhanay ke liye aa 

kis kis ko bataein gay joda'yee ka sabab hum 
tu mujh se khafa hai tau zamanay ke liye aa 

ik umr se hoon lazat-e giryaa se bhi mehroom 
ai rahat-e jaan mujh ko rulanay ke liye aa 

ab tuk dil-e khush feham ko tujh se hein umidein 
yeh aakhari shumein bhi bujhanay ke liye aa 

dil-e khush feham = optimistic heart giryaa = tears

		 
  sar meN saudA bhi nahIN
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sar meN saudA bhi nahIN dil meN tamannA bhi nahIN 
lEkin is tark-e-muhabbat ka bharOsA bhi nahIN 

yUN to hangAme uTHAtE nahiN dIwAna-e-ishq magar 
AI dOst kuchh aisON ka THikAnA bhi nahIN 

muddatEN guzriN terI yAd bhi AyI na hamEN 
AUr ham bhUl gayE hON tujhe, aisA bhi nahIN 

muNh se ham apne burA tO nahiN kahtE, 
ke 'firAq' hai terA dOst magar Admi achchhA bhi nahIN 

		 
 
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