mujh ko ye jaan o dil qubuul nagme ko nagma hi samajh
— Khumar Barabankavi
Mujh ko ye jaan-o-dil qubool naghme ko naghma hee samajh
Saaz ye beet.tee hai kya ye bhee kabhee kabhee samajh
Ishq hai tishnagee kaa naam toD de gar mile bhee jaam
Shiddat-e-tishnagee na dekh lazzat-e-tishnagee samajh
Husn kee mehrbaaniyaan ishq ke haq men zahr hain
Husn ke ijtinaab tak ishq kee zindagee samajh
Tark-e-ta.alluqaat bhee ain-e-ta.alluqaat hai
Aag bujhee huee na jaan aag dabee huee samajh
Aql ke kaarobaar men dil ko bhee rakh shareek-e-kaar
Dil ke muaamalaat men aql ko ajnabee samajh
Ghuncha-o-gul ke saath saath dil kee taraf bhee ik nazar
Shefta-e-shaguftagee vaj.h-e-shaguftagee samajh
Aise bhee raaz hain 'khumaar' hote naheen jo aashkaar
Apnee hee mushkilen na dekh un kee bhee bebasee samajh