Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

• labo.n pe narm tabassum rachaa ke dhul jaaye.N labo.n pe narm tabassum rachaa ke dhul jaaye.N Khudaa kare mere aa.Nsuu kisii ke kaam aaye.N jo ibtadaa-e-safar me.n diye bujhaa baiThe vo bad_nasiib kisii kaa suraaG kyaa paaye.N talaash-e-husn kahaa.N le chalii Khudaa jaane umang thii ki faqat zindagii ko apanaaye.N bulaa rahe hai.n ufaq par jo zard-ruu Tiile kaho to ham bhii fasaane ke raaz ho jaaye.N na kar Khudaa ke liye baar-baar zikr-e-bahisht ham aasmaa.N kaa mukarrar fareb kyo.n khaaye.N tamaam maikadaa sun_saan maigusaar udaas labo.n ko khol kar kuchh sochatii hai.n miinaaye.N

• maruu.N to mai.n kisii chehare me.n rang bhar jaa_uu.N maruu.N to mai.n kisii chehare me.n rang bhar jaa_uu.N 'Nadeem' kaash yahii ek kaam kar jaa_uu.N ye dasht-e-tark-e-muhabbat ye tere qurb kii pyaas jo izaa.N ho to terii yaad se guzar jaa_uu.N [izaa.N = permission] meraa vajuud merii ruuh ko pukaarataa hai terii taraf bhii chaluu.N to Thahar Thahar jaa_uu.N tere jamaal kaa paratau hai sab hasiino.n par kahaa.N kahaa.N tujhe Dhuu.NDhuu.N kidhar kidhar jaa_uu.N [paratau = reflection (saayaa,aks)] mai.n zindaa thaa ki teraa intazaar Khatm na ho jo tuu milaa hai to ab sochataa huu.N mar jaa_uu.N ye sochataa huu.N ki mai.n but_parast kyuu.N na huaa tujhe qariib jo paa_uu.N to Khud se Dar jaa_uu.N kisii chaman me.n bas is Khauf se guzar na huaa kisii kalii pe na bhuule se paa.Nv dhar jaa_uu.N ye jii me.n aatii hai taKhliiq-e-fan ke lamho.n me.n ki Khuun ban ke rag-e-sang me.n utar jaa_uu.N

• mujhe kal meraa ek saathii milaa mujhe kal meraa ek saathii milaa jis ne ye raaz kholaa ke 'ab jazbaa-o-shauq kii vahashato.n ke zamaane gaye' phir vo aahistaa-aahistaa chaaro.n taraf dekhataa mujh se kahane lagaa 'ab bisaat-e-muhabbat lapeTo jahaa.N se bhii mil jaaye.n daulat - sameTo Garz kuchh to tahaziib siikho'

• ret se but na banaa ai mere achchhe fan_kaar ret se but na banaa ai mere achchhe fan_kaar ek lamhe ko Thahar mai.n tujhe patthar laa duu.N mai.n tere saamane ambaar lagaa duu.N lekin kaun se rang kaa patthar tere kaam aayegaa surKh patthar jise dil kahatii hai bedil duniyaa yaa vo pattharaa_ii hu_ii aa.Nkh kaa niilaa patthar jis me.n sadiyo.n ke tahayyur ke pa.De ho.n Dore kyaa tujhe ruuh ke patthar kii zaruurat hogii jis pe haq baat bhii patthar kii tarah giratii hai ik vo patthar hai jise kahate hai.n tahaziib-e-safed us ke mar_mar me.n siyah Khuun jhalak jaataa hai ik insaaf kaa patthar bhii to hotaa hai magar haath me.n teshaa-e-zar ho to vo haath aataa hai jitane mayaar hai.n is daur ke sab patthar hai.n sher bhii raqs bhii tasviir-o-ginaa bhii patthar mere ilhaam teraa zahan-e-rasaa bhii patthar is zamaane me.n har fan kaa nishaa.N patthar hai haath patthar hai.n tere merii zubaa.N patthar hai ret se but na banaa ai mere achchhe fan_kaar

• shaam ko subah-e-chaman yaad aa_ii

  shaam ko subah-e-chaman yaad aa_ii 
  kis kii Khushbuu-e-badan yaad aa_ii 
  
  jab Khayaalo.n me.n ko_ii mo.D aayaa 
  tere gesuu kii shikan yaad aa_ii 
  
  yaad aaye tere paikar ke Khutuut 
  apanii kotaahii-e-fan yaad aa_ii 
  
  chaa.Nd jab duur ufaq par Duubaa 
  tere lahaje kii thakan yaad aa_ii 
  
  din shuaao.n se ulajhate guzaraa 
  raat aa_ii to kiran yaad aa_ii 
  

• vo ko_ii aur na thaa chand Khushk patte the vo ko_ii aur na thaa chand Khushk patte the shajar se TuuT ke jo fasl-e-gul pe roye the [Khushk=dry; chand=few; shajar=tree; fasl-e-gul=spring] abhii abhii tumhe.n sochaa to kuchh na yaad aayaa abhii abhii to ham ek-duusare se bichha.De the tumhaare baad chaman par jab ik nazar Daalii kalii kalii me.n Khizaa.N ke chiraaG jalate the tamaam umr vafaa ke gunaah_gaar rahe ye aur baat ki ham aadamii to achchhe the shab-e-Khaamosh ko tanhaa_ii ne zabaa.N de dii pahaa.D guu.Njate the dasht san_sanaate the [shab-e-Khaamosh=silent night; dasht=desert] vo ek baar mare jin ko thaa hayaat se pyaar jo zindagii se gurezaa.N the roz marate the [hayaat=life; gurezaa.N=to run away from] naye Khayaal ab aate hai.n Dhal ke zahan me.n hamaare dil me.n kabhii khet lah_lahaate the [zahan=mind] ye iratiqaa kaa chalan hai ki har zamaane me.n puraane log naye aadamii se Darate the [iratiqaa=progressive] 'Nadeem' jo bhii mulaaqaat thii adhuurii thii ki ek chehare ke piichhe hazaar chehare the

• zehano.n me.n Khayaal jal rahe hai.n zehano.n me.n Khayaal jal rahe hai.n socho.n ke alaav-se lage hai.n duniyaa kii girift me.n hai.n saaye ham apanaa vujuud Dhuu.NDhate hai.n ab bhuukh se ko_ii kyaa maregaa manDii me.n zamiir bik rahe hai.n maazii me.n to sirf dil dukhate the is daur me.n zehan bhii dukhe hai.n sir kaaTate the kabhii shahan_shaah ab log zubaan kaaTate hai.n ham kaise chhu.Daaye.n shab se daaman din nikalaa to saaye chal pa.De hai.n laasho.n ke hujuum me.n bhii ha.Ns de.n ab aise bhii hausale kise ha.n

• ziist aazaar hu_ii jaatii hai ziist aazaar hu_ii jaatii hai saa.Ns talavaar hu_ii jaatii hai jism bekaar huaa jaataa hai ruuh bedaar hu_ii jaatii hai kaan se dil me.n utaratii nahii.n baat aur guftaar hu_ii jaatii hai Dhal ke nikali hai haqiiqat jab se kuchh pur_asraar hu_ii jaatii hai ab to har zaKHm kii muu.Nh_band kalii lab-e-izahaar hu_ii jaatii hai phuul hii phuul hai.n har simt 'Nadeem' raah dushvaar hu_ii jaatii hai

• ab tak to nuur-o-niKhat-o-rang-o-sadaa kahuu.N

  ab tak to nuur-o-niKhat-o-rang-o-sadaa kahuu.N 
  mai.n tujh ko chhuu sakuu.N to Khudaa jaane kyaa kahuu.N 
  
  lafzo.n se un ko pyaar hai mafhuum se mujhe 
  vo gul kahe.n jise mai.n teraa naqsh-e-paa kahuu.N 
  
  ab justajuu hai terii jafaa ke javaaz kii 
  jii chaahataa hai tujh ko vafaa aashnaa kahuu.N 
  
  sirf is ke liye ke ishq isii kaa zahuur hai 
  mai.n tere husn ko bhii sabuut-e-vafaa kahuu.N 
  
  tuu chal diyaa to kitane haqaa_iq badal gaye 
  najm-e-sahar ko marqad-e-shab kaa diyaa karuu.N 
  
  kyaa jabr hai ke but ko bhii kahanaa pa.De Khudaa 
  vo hai Khudaa to mere Khudaa tujh ko kyaa kahuu.N 
  
  jab mere muu.Nh me.n merii zubaa.N hai to kyuu.N na mai.n 
  jo kuchh kahuu.N yaqii.n se kahuu.N barmalaa kahuu.N 
  
  kyaa jaane kis safar pe ravaa.N huu.N azal se mai.n 
  har intahaa ko ek na_ii ibtidaa kahuu.N 
  
  ho kyuu.N na mujh ko apane mazaaq-e-suKhan pe naaz 
  Gaalib ko kaa_inaat-e-suKhan kaa Khudaa kahuu.N 
  

• is ko qaatil mai.n kahuu.N kis ko masiihaa samajhuu.N

  kis ko qaatil mai.n kahuu.N kis ko masiihaa samajhuu.N 
  sab yahaa.N dost hii baiThe hai.n kise kyaa samajhuu.N 
  
  vo bhii kyaa din the kii har vaham yaqii.n hotaa thaa 
  ab haqiiqat nazar aaye to use kyaa samajhuu.N 
  
  dil jo TuuTaa to ka_ii haath duaa ko uThe 
  aise maahaul me.n ab kis ko paraayaa samajhuu.N 
  
  zulm ye hai ke hai yaqtaa terii begaanaaravii 
  lutf ye hai ke mai.n ab tak tujhe apanaa samajhuu.N 
  

• gul teraa rang churaa laaye hai.n gul_zaaro.n me.n

  gul teraa rang churaa laaye hai.n gul_zaaro.n me.n 
  jal rahaa huu.N bharii barasaat kii bauchhaaro.n me.n 
  
  mujh se kataraa ke nikal jaa magar ai jaan-e-hayaa 
  dil kii lau dekh rahaa huu.N tere ruKhasaaro.n me.n 
  
  husn-e-begaanaa-e-ehasaas-e-jamaal achchhaa hai 
  Gunche khilate hai.n to bik jaate hai.n baazaaro.n me.n 
  
  zikr karate hai.n teraa mujh se baa_unavaan-e-jafaa 
  chaaraagar phuul piro laaye hai.n talvaaro.n me.n 
  
  zaKhm chhup sakate hai.n lekin mujhe fan kii saugaundh 
  Gam kii daulat bhii hai shaamil mere shaahakaaro.n me.n 
  
  mujh ko nafarat se nahii.n pyaar se masluub karo 
  mai.n to shaamil huu.N mohabbat ke gunaah_gaaro.n me.n 
  
  [masluub = crucified/suspended]