ai maut unhein bhulaae zamaane guzar gae — Khumar Barabankavi

"mujh ko ye jaan-o-dil qubul naghme ko naghma hi samajh saaz ye bitti hai kyaa ye bhi kabhi kabhi samajh ishq hai tishnagi kaa naam toD de gar mile bhi jaam shiddat-e-tishnagi na dekh lazzat-e-tishnagi samajh husn ki mehrbaaniyaan ishq ke haq mein zahr hain husn ke ijtinaab tak ishq ki zindagi samajh tark-e-taalluqaat bhi ain-e-taalluqaat hai aag bujhi hui na jaan aag dabi hui samajh aql ke kaarobaar mein dil ko bhi rakh sharik-e-kaar dil ke muaamalaat mein aql ko ajnabi samajh ghuncha-o-gul ke saath saath dil ki taraf bhi ik nazar shefta-e-shaguftagi vajh-e-shaguftagi samajh aise bhi raaz hain 'khumaar' hote nahin jo aashkaar apni hi mushkilein na dekh un ki bhi bebasi samajh"

"kabhi sher-o-naghma ban ke kabhi aansuon mein Dhal ke vo mujhe mile to lekin mile suratein badal ke ye vafaa ki sakht raahein ye tumhaare paa-e-naazuk na lo intiqaam mujh se mire saath saath chal ke vahi aankh be-bahaa hai jo gham-e-jahaan mein Duube vahi jaam jaam-e-jam hai jo baghair farq chhalke na to hosh se taaaruf na junun se aashnaai ye kahaan pahunch gae ham tiri bazm se nikal ke ye charaagh-e-anjuman to hain bas ek shab ke mehmaan tu jalaa vo shama ai dil jo bujhe kabhi na jal ke koi ai 'khumaar' un ko mire sher nazr kar de jo mukhaalifin mukhlis nahin mo'tarif ghazal ke"

"vo jo aae hayaat yaad aai bhuli-bisri si baat yaad aai haal-e-dil un se kah ke jab lauTe un se kahne ki baat yaad aai aap ne din banaa diyaa thaa jise zindagi bhar vo raat yaad aai tere dar se uThe hi the ki hamein tangi-e-kaaenaat yaad aai vaasta jab paDaa masarrat se gham ki ek ek baat yaad aai kyaa javaani gai janaab-e-'khumaar' kaise tauba ki baat yaad aai"

"kyaa huaa husn hai ham-safar yaa nahin ishq manzil hi manzil hai rasta nahin do parinde uDe aankh nam ho gai aaj samjhaa ki main tujh ko bhulaa nahin tark-e-mai ko abhi din hi kitne hue kuchh kahaa mai ko zaahid to achchhaa nahin har nazar meri ban jaati zanjir-e-paa us ne jaate hue muD ke dekhaa nahin chhoD bhi de miraa saath ai zindagi mujh ko tujh se nadaamat hai shikva nahin tu ne tauba to kar li magar ai 'khumaar' tujh ko rahmat pe shaayad bharosa nahin"

"dil ko taskin-e-yaar le Duubi is chaman ko bahaar le Duubi ashk to pi gae ham un ke huzur aah-e-be-ikhtiyaar le Duubi ishq ke kaarobaar ko aksar garmi-e-kaarobaar le Duubi haal-e-gham un se baar baar kahaa aur hansi baar baar le Duubi tere har mashvare ko ai naaseh aaj phir yaad-e-yaar le Duubi chaar din kaa hi saath thaa lekin zindagi ai 'khumaar' le Duubi"

"haal-e-gham un ko sunaate jaaiye shart ye hai muskuraate jaaiye aap ko jaate na dekhaa jaaegaa shama ko pahle bujhaate jaaiye shukriyaa lutf-e-musalsal kaa magar gaahe gaahe dil dukhaate jaaiye dushmanon se pyaar hotaa jaaegaa doston ko aazmaate jaaiye raushni mahdud ho jin ki 'khumaar' un charaaghon ko bujhaate jaaiye"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"