vo savaa yaad aaye bhulaane ke baad
zindagii ba.Dh ga_ii zahar khaane ke baad 

dil sulagataa rahaa aashiyaane ke baad
aag Tha.nDii hu_ii ik zamaane ke baad 

raushanii ke liye ghar jalaanaa pa.Daa
kaisii zulmat ba.Dhii tere jaane ke baad 

jab na kuchh ban pa.Daa arz-e-Gam kaa javaab
vo Khafaa ho gaye muskuraane ke baad 

dushmano.n se pashemaaa.N honaa pa.Daa hai
dosto.n kaa Khuluus aazamaane ke baad 

baKhsh de yaa rab ahal-e-havas ko bahisht
mujh ko kyaa chaahiye tum ko paane ke baad 

kaise kaise gile yaad aaye ’Khumar’
un ke aane se qabl un ke jaane ke baad 

vo hame.n jis qadar aazamaate rahe
apanii hii mushkilo.n ko ba.Daate rahe 

vo akele me.n bhii jo lagaate rahe
ho na ho un ko ham yaad aate rahe 

yaad karane par bhii dost aaye na yaad
dosto.n ke karam yaad aate rahe 

aa.Nkhe.n suukhii hu_ii nadiyaa.N ban ga_ii.n
aur tuufaan badsatuur aate rahe 

pyaar se un kaa inkaar bar-haq magar
lab ye kyuu.N der tak thar-tharaate rahe 

thii.n to kamaane.n haatho.n me.n aGyaar ke
tiir magar apano.n kii jaanib se aate rahe 

kar liyaa sab ne ham se kinaaraa magar
ek naaseh Gariib aate jaate rahe 

maikade se nikal kar janaab-e-’Khumar’
qaabaa-o-dair me.n Khaak u.Daate rahe 

vahii phir mujhe yaad aane lage hai.n
jinhe.n bhulaane me.n zamaane lage hai.n 

vo hai.n paas aur yaad aane lage hai.n
muhabbat ke hosh ab Thikaane lage hai.n 

sunaa hai hame.n vo bhulaane lage hai.n
to kyaa ham unhe.n yaad aane lage hai.n 

haTaaye the jo raaste se dosto.n kii
vo patthar mere ghar me.n aane lage hai.n 

ye kahanaa thaa un se muhabbat hai mujhako
ye kahane me.n mujh ko zamaane lage hai.n 

qayaamat yaqiinan qariib aa rahii hai
’Khumar’ ab to masjid me.n jaane lage hai.n 

na haaraa hai ishq na duniyaa thakii hai
diyaa jal rahaa hai havaa chal rahii hai 

sukuun hii sukuun hai Khushii hii Khushii hai
teraa Gam salaamat mujhe kyaa kamii hai 

charaaGo.n ke badale makaa.N jal rahe hai.n
nayaa hai zamaanaa na_ii raushanii hai 

are o jafaao.n pe chup rahane vaalo
Khaamoshii jafaao.n kii taa_iid bhii hai 

mere rah_bar mujh ko gum_raah kar de
sunaa hai ki manzil qariib aa ga_ii hai 

’Khumar’ ek baalaanosh tuu aur taubaa
tujhe zaahido.n kii nazar lag ga_ii hai 

mujh ko shikast-e-dil kaa mazaa yaad aa gayaa
tum kyo.n udaas ho kyaa yaad aa gayaa 

kahane ko zindagii thii bahut muKhtasar magar
kuchh yuu.N basar huii ke Khudaa yaad aa gayaa 

vaa_iz salaam le ke chalaa maikade ko mai.n
firdaus-e-gum_shudaa kaa pataa yaad aa gaya 

barase baGair hii jo ghaTaa ghir ke khul ga_ii
ek bevafaa kaa ahd-e-vafaa yaad aa gayaa 

maa.Nge.nge ab duaa ke use bhuul jaaye.n ham
lekin jo vo bevaqt-e-duaa yaad aa gayaa 

hairat hai tum ko dekh ke masjid me.n ai ’Khumar’
kyaa baat ho ga_ii jo Khudaa yaad aa gayaa 

kyaa huaa husn ham_safar hai yaa nahii.n
ishq manzil hii manzil hai raastaa nahii.n 

Gam chhupaane se chhup jaaye aisaa nahii.n
beKhabar tuu ne aa_iinaa dekhaa nahii.n 

do parinde u.De aa.Nkh nam ho ga_ii
aaj samajhaa ke mai.n tujh ko bhuulaa nahii.n 

ahal-e-manzil abhii se na mujh par ha.Nso
paao.N TuuTe hai.n dil meraa TuuTaa nahii.n 

tark-e-may ko abhii din hii kitane huye
aur kuchh kahaa may ko zaahid to achchhaa nahii.n 

chho.D bhii de ab meraa saath ai zindagii
mujh ko nadaamat hai tujh se shikvaa nahii.n 

tuune taubaa to kar lii magar ai ’Khumar’
tujh ko rahamat par shaayad bharosaa nahii.n 

kabhii jo mai.n ne masarrat kaa ehatamaam kiyaa
ba.De Tappak se Gam ne mujhe salaam kiyaa 

hazaar tark-e-ta’alluq kaa ehatamaam kiyaa
magar jahaa.N vo mile dil ne apanaa kaam kiyaa 

zamaane vaalo.n ke Dar se uThaa na haath magar
nazar se us ne basad maazarat salaam kiyaa 

kabhii ha.Nse kabhii aahe.n bharii.n kabhii roye
baqadr-e-martabaa har Gam kaa ehataraam kiyaa 

hamaare hisse kii may kaam aaye pyaaso.n ke
zer-e-raah-e-Khair gunaah shikast-e-jaam kiyaa 

tuluu-e-mahar se bhii ghar ki tiiragii na ghaTii
ek aur shab kaTii yaa mai.n ne din tamaam kiyaa 

duaa ye hai ke na huu.N gum_raah ham_safar mere
’Khumar’ mai.n ne to apanaa safar tamaan kiyaa 

husn jab meharbaa.N ho to kyaa kiijiye
ishq kii maGfirat kii duaa kiijiye 

is saliiqe se un se gilaa kiijiye
jab gilaa kijiye ha.Ns diyaa kiijiye 

duusaro.n pe agar tabsiiraa kiijiye
saamane aa_iinaa rakh liyaa kiijiye 

aap sukh se hai.n tark-e-ta’alluq ke baad
itanii jaldii na ye faisalaa kiijiye 

ko_ii dhokhaa na khaa jaaye merii tarah
aise khul ke na sab se milaa kiijiye 

aql-o-dil apanii apanii kahe.n jab ’Khumar’
aql kii suniye dil kaa kahaa kiijiye 

hijr kii shab hai aur ujaalaa hai
kyaa tasavvur bhii luTane vaalaa hai

Gam to hai ain zindagii lekin
Gam_gusaaro.n ne maar Daalaa hai

ishq majabuur-o-naamuraad sahii
phir bhii zaalim kaa bol_baalaa hai

dekh kar barq kii pareshaanii
aashiyaa.n Khud hii phuu.Nk Daalaa hai

kitane ashko.n ko kitanii aaho.n ko
ik tabassum me.n us ne Dhaalaa hai

terii baato.n ko mai.n ne ai vaa_iz
ahataraamaa ha.Nsii me.n Taalaa hai

maut aaye to din phire shaayad
zindagii ne to maar Daalaa hai

sher nazme.n shaguftagii mastii
Gam kaa jo ruup hai niraalaa hai

laGziishe.n muskuraa_ii hai.n kyaa kyaa
hosh ne jab mujhe sambhaalaa hai

dam andhere me.n ghuT rahaa hai Khumaar
aur chaaro.n taraf ujaalaa hai

ha.Nsane vaale ab ek kaam kare.n
jashn giriyaa kaa ahatamaam kare.n

ham bhii kar le.n jo raushanii ghar me.n
phir a.ndhere kahaa.n qayaam kare.n

mujh ko maharuumii-e-nazaaraa qabuul
aap jalave na aap ke aam kare.n

ik guzaarish hai hazarat-e-naaseh
aap ab aur ko_ii kaam kare.n

aa chale.n us ke dar pe ab ai dil
zindagii kaa safar tamaam kare.n

haath haTataa nahii.n hai dil se ’Khumaar’
ham unhe.n kis tarah salaam kare.n