poems by ahmad N. Qasmi

by Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

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

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kaun kahataa hai ke maut aa_ii to mar jaa_uu.Ngaa
mai.n to dariyaa huu.N samandar me.n utar jaa_uu.Ngaa

teraa dar chho.D ke mai.n aur kidhar jaa_uu.Ngaa
ghar me.n ghir jaa_uu.Ngaa saharaa me.n bikhar jaa_uu.Ngaa

tere pahaluu se jo uThuu.Ngaa to mushkil ye hai
sirf ik shaKhs ko paa_uu.Ngaa jidhar jaa_uu.Ngaa

ab tere shahar me.n aa_uu.Ngaa musaafir kii tarah
saayaa-e-abr kii maanind guzar jaa_uu.Ngaa

teraa paimaan-e-vafaa raah kii diivaar banaa
varnaa sochaa thaa ke jab chaahuu.Ngaa mar jaa_uu.N gaa

chaaraasaazo.n se alag hai meraa mayaar ke mai.n
zaKhm khaa_uu.Ngaa to kuchh aur sa.Nvar jaa_uu.N gaa

ab to Khurshiid ko Duube hue sadiyaa.N guzarii.n
ab use Dhuu.NDhane mai.n taa-ba-sahar jaa_uu.Ngaa

zindagii shammaa kii maanind jalaataa huu.N 'Nadeem'
bujh to jaa_uu.Ngaa magar subah to kar jaa_uu.Ngaa

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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

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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'

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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

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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