duniyaa badal gai thi koi gham na thaa mujhe — Nadeem Gullani

tamaam umr tire intizaar mein hamdam
khizaan-rasida rahaa huun bahaar kar mujh ko

umr bhar rahnaa hai taabir se gar duur tumhein
phir mire khvaab mein aane ki zarurat kyaa hai

tujh se main jang kaa elaan bhi kar hi dungaa
mere dushman tu mire qad ke baraabar to aa

tumhein hamaari mohabbaton ke hasin jazbe bulaa rahe hain
jo ham ne likkhe the tum pe hamdam vo saare naghme bulaa rahe hain

nahin hai jis kaa hal ab to koi 'nadim' bas ik sivaa tumhaare
main ek aisaa hi masala huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa

tu samajhtaa hai gar fuzul mujhe
kar ke himmat zaraa saa bhuul mujhe

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

ai gham-e-zindagi na ho naaraaz
mujh ko aadat hai muskuraane ki

bataa khud ko bhalaa kaise sanvaarun
mujhe gham aainon mein dikh rahaa hai

us pe qurbaan ki jis ne tiri aavaaz suni
sadqe us aankh ke jis ne tiraa jalva dekhaa