vahi phir mujhe yaad aane lage hain — 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

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

tum se mile to khud se ziyaada
tum ko akelaa paayaa ham ne

kar kuchh aisaa ki tujhe yaad rakhun
bhuul jaane kaa taqaazaa hi sahi

chheDtaa kyuun hai khudaa ke liye sayyaad mujhe
nau-giraftaar huun aati nahin fariyaad mujhe

is se baDh kar tiri yaadon ki karun kyaa taazim
teri yaadon mein zamaane ko bhulaa rakkhaa hai

honTon pe tabassum kaa labaada to nahin thaa
ai dil sam-e-andoh ziyaada to nahin thaa