aql o dil apni apni kahein jab 'khumaar' — Khumar Barabankavi

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

hairat hai tum ko dekh ke masjid mein ai 'khumaar'
kyaa baat ho gai jo khudaa yaad aa gayaa

mire raahbar mujh ko gumraah kar de
sunaa hai ki manzil qarib aa gai hai

yaad karne pe bhi dost aae na yaad
doston ke karam yaad aate rahe

jhunjhlaae hain lajaae hain phir muskuraae hain
kis ehtimaam se unhein ham yaad aae hain

duaa ye hai na hon gumraah ham-safar mere
'khumaar' main ne to apnaa safar tamaam kiyaa

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

har fikr sirf jaagne vaale kaa hai nasib
jo so rahaa hai bas vahi banda maze mein hai

faasle aise bhi honge ye kabhi sochaa na thaa
saamne baiThaa thaa mere aur vo meraa na thaa

tujh badan par jo laal saari hai
aql us ne miri bisaari hai

ik yahi soch bichhaDne nahin deti tujh se
ham tujhe baad mein phir yaad na aane lag jaaein