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
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
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
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