Shayari
gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae
dam andhere mein ghuT rahaa hai 'khumaar'
aur chaaron taraf ujaalaa hai
دم اندھیرے میں گھٹ رہا ہے خمارؔ
اور چاروں طرف اجالا ہے
दम अँधेरे में घुट रहा है 'ख़ुमार'
और चारों तरफ़ उजाला है

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
vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe
shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam
zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi
tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai
maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge
hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi