thaa safar ham pe musallat so hamein chalnaa thaa — Nadim Nadeem

aah ko saaz banaate hain dukhon ki rut mein
dil-shikasta hain par aavaaz sanbhaale hue hain

kaise kaise log vujud ki zad mein aa kar mar gae
is dariyaa ki bheinT chaDhe kaise kaise tairaak

kyaa nayyaa aur kaisaa khevayyaa chaahne vaalo Duub maro
in aankhon ke dariyaaon mein aaj bhanvar bharpur paDe hain

vahshat nahin hai raqs-e-masarrat hai dasht mein
peDon ki shakl mein ye mire chaar-su ho tum

par kaTe panchhiyon se puchhte ho
tum mein uDne kaa hausla hai kyaa

badalte mausamon kaa haath thaame chalne vaalo
sukun pahunchaaegi tum ko shajar-kaari hamaari

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

dil-e-haris hi apnaa na ho sakaa qaane
vagarna tere karam mein to kuchh kami na rahi

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai