raushni ke liye dil jalaanaa paDaa — Khumar Barabankavi

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

ham pe guzraa hai vo bhi vaqt 'khumaar'
jab shanaasaa bhi ajnabi se mile

na to hosh se taaaruf na junun se aashnaai
ye kahaan pahunch gae hain tiri bazm se nikal ke

ye kahnaa thaa un se mohabbat hai mujh ko
ye kahne mein mujh ko zamaane lage hain

phuul kar le nibaah kaanTon se
aadmi hi na aadmi se mile

dushmanon se pashemaan honaa paDaa hai
doston kaa khulus aazmaane ke baad

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa

shisha-e-aabru sambhaal ai dil
daur ulTaa chalaa hai duniyaa kaa

khayaal us saf-e-mizhgaan kaa dil mein aaegaa
hamaare mulk mein bharti sipaah ki hogi

lutf-e-shab-e-mah ai dil us dam mujhe haasil ho
ik chaand baghal mein ho ik chaand muqaabil ho