o jaane vaale aa ki tire intizaar mein — Khumar Barabankavi

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

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

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

raat baaqi thi jab vo bichhDe the
kaT gai umr raat baaqi hai

vo kaanTaa hai jo chubh kar TuuT jaae
mohabbat ki bas itni daastaan hai

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

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

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham

phir baiThe baiThe vaada-e-vasl us ne kar liyaa
phir uTh khaDaa huaa vahi rog intizaar kaa

kisi ke raste pe kaise nazrein jamaae rakkhun
abhi to karnaa mujhe hai khud intizaar meraa

barseingi aaj rahmatein aamad hai yaar ki
naayaab hain ye ghaDiyaan tire intizaar ki