shaam ko subh-e-chaman yaad aai — Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

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

gham-e-jaanaan gham-e-dauraan ki taraf yuun aayaa
jaanib shahar chale dukhtar-e-dahqaan jaise

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

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

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

bhuul gai vo shakl bhi aakhir
kab tak yaad koi rahtaa hai

kuchh is tarah se yaad aate rahe ho
ki ab bhuul jaane ko ji chaahtaa hai

bhulaa baiThe ho ham ko aaj lekin ye samajh lenaa
bahut pachhtaaoge jis vaqt ham kal yaad aaeinge

mar jaaeinge jab ham to bahut yaad karegi
ji bhar ke sataa le shab-e-hijraan koi din aur