Selected Poems
bujh gayaa dil hayaat baaqii hai
bujh gayaa dil hayaat baaqii hai ; chhup gayaa chaand raat baaqii hai
hal-e-dil un se kah chuke sau baar ; ab bhii kahane kii baat baaqii hai
raat baaqii thii jab vo bichhade the ; kaT gaii umr raat baaqii hai
ishq main ham nibhaa chuke sab se ai 'Khumar'; bas ek zaalim hayaat baaqii hai
ai maut! unhe.n bhulaaye zamaane guzar gaye
ai maut! unhen bhulaaye zamaane guzar gaye ; aa jaa ki zahar khaaye zamaane guzar gaye
O jaane vaale aa ki tere intazaar men ; raste ko ghar banaaye zamaane guzar gaye
Gam hai na ab Khushii hai na ummiid hai na yaas ; sab se najaat paaye zamaane guzar gaye
kyaa laayaq-e-sitam bhii nahii ab main doston ; patthar bhii ghar men aaye zamaane guzar gaye
jaane bahaar phuul nahii aadamii huun main ; aa jaa ki muskuraaye zamaane guzar gaye
kyaa kyaa tavaqqo_at thii aahon se ai 'Khumar'; ye tiir bhii chalaaye zamaane guzar gaye
aisaa nahii ki un se mohabbat nahii rahii
aisaa nahii ki un se mohabbat nahii rahii ; jazbaat men vo pahalii sii shiddat nahii rahii
sar mein vo intazaar kaa saudaa nahii rahaa ; dil par vo dharkano kii hukuumat nahii rahii
paiham tavaaf-e-kuuchaa-e-jaanaa ke din gaye; pairon men chalane phirane kii taaqat nahii rahii
chehare kii jhurriyo ne bhayaanak banaa diyaa; aaiinaa dekhane kii bhii himmat nahii rahii
kam_zorii-e-nigaah ne sanjiidaa kar diya ; jalvo se chhed-chhaad kii aadat nahii rahii
allaah jaane maut kahaa mar gaii 'Khumar'; ab mujh ko zindagii kii zaruurat nahii rahii
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