gham-e-jaanaan gham-e-dauraan ki taraf yuun aayaa — Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

aaghosh mein mahkoge dikhaai nahin doge
tum nikhat-e-gulzaar ho ham parda-e-shab hain

zindagi shama ki maanind jalaataa huun 'nadim'
bujh to jaaungaa magar subah to kar jaaungaa

kis tavaqqoa pe kisi ko dekhein
koi tum se bhi hasin kyaa hogaa

ik safina hai tiri yaad agar
ik samundar hai miri tanhaai

mujh se kaafir ko tire ishq ne yuun sharmaayaa
dil tujhe dekh ke dhaDkaa to khudaa yaad aaya

aakhir duaa karein bhi to kis muddaaa ke saath
kaise zamin ki baat kahein aasmaan se ham

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jaada-e-gham mein aarzu ke sivaa
ham-safar dusraa nahin hotaa

udaas aankhon ki viraan maang bharne ko
ye niind khvaab kaa sindur le ke aai hai

qismaton se milaa hai dard hamein
kahin aaraam-e-dil na ho jaae