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jii chaahtaa hai falak pe jaauuN
suuraj ko Ghuruub se bachaauuN

(falak : vault of heaven; Ghuruub : ebb)

bas meraa chale jo gardishoN par
din ko bhii na chaaNd ko bujhaauuN

(gardish : time)

maiN chhoR ke siidhe raastoN ko
bhaTkii hu’ii nekiyaaN kamaauuN

maiN shab ke musaafiroN kii Khaatir
mash’al na mile to ghar jalaauuN

ash’aar haiN mere istiyaare
aao tumheN aaiine dikhaauuN

(istiyaare : hope)

yuN baNt ke bikhar ke rah gayaa huuN
har shaKhs meN apnaa aks paauuN

aavaaz jo duuN kisii ke dar par
andar se bhii Khud nikal ke aauuN

ai chaaraa-giraan-e-asr-e-haazir
faulaad kaa dil kahaaN se laauuN

(chaaraa-giraan-e-asr-e-haazir : sympathizers of the time)

har zabr pe sabr kar rahaa huuN
is tarah kahiiN ujaR na jaauuN

ghar Duub rahe haiN tiirgii meN
qabroN pe magar diye jalaauuN

ronaa bhii tarz-e-guftuguu hai
aaNkheN jo rukeN to lab hilaauuN

Khud to “Nadeem” aazmaayaa
ab mar ke Khudaa ko aazmaauuN

Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

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