mujh ko ye jaan-o-dil qubul naghme ko naghma hi samajh — Khumar Barabankavi

"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"

"ham unhein vo hamein bhulaa baiThe do gunahgaar zahr khaa baiThe haal-e-gham kah ke gham baDhaa baiThe tiir maare the tiir khaa baiThe aandhiyo jaao ab karo aaraam ham khud apnaa diyaa bujhaa baiThe ji to halkaa huaa magar yaaro ro ke ham lutf-e-gham ganvaa baiThe be-sahaaron kaa hausla hi kyaa ghar mein ghabraae dar pe aa baiThe jab se bichhDe vo muskuraae na ham sab ne chheDaa to lab hilaa baiThe ham rahe mubtalaa-e-dair-o-haram vo dabe paanv dil mein aa baiThe uTh ke ik bevafaa ne de di jaan rah gae saare baa-vafaa baiThe hashr kaa din abhi hai duur 'khumaar' aap kyuun zaahidon mein jaa baiThe"

"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"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"