ye kahnaa thaa un se mohabbat hai mujh ko — 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

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

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

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

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

ye zaafraani pullover usi kaa hissa hai
koi jo dusraa pahne to dusraa hi lage