Khumar Barabankvi - Selected Poems

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