kabhii itnii zahmat to farmaaiyegaa

kabhii itnii zahmat to farmaaiyegaa
ufaq tak siyaah zulf lahraaiyegaa

(zahmat : trouble; ufaq : horizon; siyaah : black; zulf : tresses)

meraa haal ab kuch tavajjoh talab hai
mere haal par Ghaur farmaaiyegaa

(tavajjoh : attention)

baRaa saKht hai raastaa zindagii kaa
zaraa aap bhii do qadam aaiyegaa

havaadis kii rau Khud bhii ek haadisaa hai
havaadis kii rau se na ghabraaiyegaa

(havaadis : accidents; rau : flow; haadisaa : accident)

bas ab aane vaalii hai rut zindagii kii
kisii din achaanak chale aaiyegaa

zaraa maiN bhii taaziim-e-mausam karuuNgaa
zaraa aap bhii shauq farmaaiyegaa

(taaziim : respect)

merii ruuh meN ghol kar ruuh apnii
mere jaam se jaam takraaiyegaa

yahii aanaa jaanaa to hai zindagii meN
kabhii aaiyegaa kabhii jaaiyegaa

bahaaroN kaa mausam baRaa qiimatii hai
ise chand lamhe to Thehraaiyegaa

magar baadaa-Khvaarii se inkaar kar ke
bahaaroN ko naadim na farmaaiyegaa

(baadaa-Khvaarii : drinking; naadim : ashamed)

nasiihat kii vaadii baRii pur-fizaa hai
magar is qadar duur mat jaaiyegaa

maiN itnaa bhii aadii nahiiN huuN
mujhe is qadar bhii na samjhaaiyegaa

agar mai na tajviiz kii merii Khaatir
to kyaa zaher tajviiz farmaaiyegaa

(tajviiz : suggestion)

agar pyaar hai zindagii se zaraa saa
to mai nosh keejiyegaa Gham khaaiyegaa

nigaah Khirad aur zoam basaarat
janaab “Adam” hosh meN aaiyegaa

(Khirad : intelligence; zoam : pride; basaarat : eyesight)

Abdul Hameed Adam