ham unhein vo hamein bhulaa baiThe — 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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"