ye kyaa jaane me.n jaanaa hai, jaate ho Khafaa hokar
mai.n tab jaanuu mere dil se chale jaao judaa hokar

qayaamat tak u.Degii dil se uThakar Khaak aa.Nkho.n tak
isii raaste gayaa hai hasarato.n kaa kaafilaa hokar

tumhii.n ab dard-e-dil ke naam se ghabaraaye jaate ho
tumhii.n to dil me.n shaayad aaye the dard-e-aashiyaa.N hokar

yuu.N hii hamdam gha.Dii bhar ko milaa karate to bahatar thaa
ke dono vaqt jaise roz milate hai.n judaa hokar

tere qadamo.n pe sar hogaa qazaa sar pe kha.Dii hogii
phir us sajde kaa kyaa kahanaa anokhii ba.ndagii hogii

nasiim-e-subah gulashan me.n gulo.n se khelatii hogii
kisii kii aakharii hichakii kisii kii dillagii hogii

dikhaa duu.Ngaa sar-e-mahafil bataa duu.Ngaa sar-e-mahashar
vo mere dil me.n ho.nge aur duniyaa dekhatii hogii

mazaa aa jaayegaa mahashar me.n phir sunane-sunaane kaa
zubaa.N hogii vahaa.N merii kahaanii aap kii hogii

tumhe.n daanistaa mahafil me.n jo dekhaa ho to mujarim
nazar aaKhir nazar hai be-iraadaa uTh ga_ii hogii

shab-e-Gam ai mere allaah basar bhii hogii
raat hii raat rahegii ke sahar bhii hogii

mai.n ye sunataa huu.N ke vo duniyaa kii Khabar rakhate hai.n
jo ye sach hai to u.nhe.n merii Khabar bhii hogii

chain milane se hai un ke na judaa rahane se
aaKhir ai ishq kisii tarah basar bhii hogii

nasiim-e-subah gulashan me.n gulo.n se khelatii hogii
kisii kii aaKhirii hichakii kisii kii dillagii hogii

[nasiim=breeze]

tumhe.n daanistaa mahafil me.n jo dekhaa ho to mujarim huu.N
nazar aaKhir nazar hai be-iraadaa uTh ga_ii hogii

[daanistaa=purposefully/knowingly]

mazaa aa jaayegaa mahashar me.n kuchh sunane sunaane kaa
zubaa.N hogii hamaarii aur kahaanii aap kii hogii

[mahashar=day of judgement]

sar-e-mahafil bataa duu.Ngaa sar-e-mahashar dikha duu.Ngaa
hamaare saath tum hoge ye duniyaa dekhatii hogii

yahii aalam rahaa pardaanashiino.n kaa to zaahir hai
Khudaa_ii aap se hogii na ham se ba.ndagii hogii

[zaahir=evident]

ta’ajjub kyaa lagii jo aag ai ’Seemab’ siine me.n
hazaaro.n dil me. a.Ngaare bhare the lag ga_ii hogii

naamaa gayaa ko_ii na ko_ii naamaabar gayaa
terii Khabar na aa_ii zamaanaa guzar gayaa

[naamaa=letter/message; naamaabar=messenger]

ha.Nsataa huu.N yuu.N ki hijr kii raate.n guzar ga_ii.n
rotaa huu.N yuu.N ki lutf-e-duaa-e-sahar gayaa

[hijr=separation; lutf=joy; duaa=prayer; sahar=morning]

ab mujh ko hai qaraar to sab ko qaraar hai
dil kyaa Thahar gayaa ki zamaanaa guzar gayaa

yaa rab nahii.n mai.n vaaqif-e-rudaad-e-zindagii
itanaa hii yaad hai ki jiyaa aur mar gayaa

[vaaqif=acquainted with; rudaad=tale]

na ho gar aashanaa nahii.n hotaa
but kisii kaa Khudaa nahii.n hotaa

tum bhii us vaqt yaad aate ho
jab ko_ii aasaraa nahii.n hotaa

dil me.n kitanaa sukuun hotaa hai
jab ko_ii muddavaa nahii.n hotaa

ho na jab tak shikaar-e-naakaamii
aadamii kaam kaa nahii.n hotaa

zindagii thii shabaab tak "Seemab"
ab ko_ii saanehaa nahii.n hotaa

mujhase milane ke vo karataa thaa bahaane kitane
ab guzaaregaa mere saath zamaane kitane

mai.n giraa thaa to bahut log ruke the lekin
sochataa huu.N mujhe aaye the uThaane kitane

jis tarah mai.n ne tujhe apanaa banaa rakhaa hai
sochate ho.nge yahii baat na jaane kitane

tum nayaa zaKhm lagaao tumhe.n is se kyaa hai
bharane vaale hai.n abhii zaKhm puraane kitane

jannat jo mile laake maiKhaane me.n rakh denaa
qausar mere chhoTe se paimaane me.n rakh denaa

[qausar=river in heaven]

mayyat na merii jaa ke viiraane me.n rakh denaa
paimaano.n me.n dafnaa ke maiKhaane me.n rakh denaa

vo jis se samajh jaaye.n rudaad mere Gam kii
aisaa bhii ko_ii Tukaraa afsaane me.n rakh denaa

[rudaad=story; afsaanaa=tale]

sajdo.n pe naa denaa mujh ko arbaab-e-haram taane
kaabe kaa ko_ii patthar but-Khaane me.n rakh denaa

[arbaab=friends; taane=sarcastic remarks]

"Seemab" ye qudrat kaa adanaa saa karishmaa hai
Khaamosh sii ik bijalii paravaane me.n rakh denaa

[adanaa=small; karishmaa=miracle]

Gam mujhe hasarat mujhe vahashat mujhe saudaa mujhe
ek dil deke Khudaa ne de diyaa kyaa kyaa mujhe

hai husuul-e-aarazuu kaa raaz tark-e-aarazuu
mai.n ne duniyaaa chho.D dii to mil ga_ii duniyaa mujhe

[husuul-e-aarazuu=the completion/fulfilment of desire]
[tark-e-aarazuu=to discard desire]

kah ke soyaa huu.N ye apane iztaraab-e-shauq se
jab vo aaye.N qabr par fauran jagaa denaa mujhe

subah tak kyaa kyaa terii ummiid ne taane diye
aa gayaa thaa shaam-e-Gam ek nii.nd kaa jho.nkaa mujhe

ye namaaz-e-ishq hai kaisaa adab kisakaa adab
apane paay-e-namaaz par karane do sajdaa mujhe

dekhate hii dekhate duniyaa se mai.n uTh jaauu.Ngaa
dekhatii kii dekhatii rah kjaayegii duniyaa mujhe

baqadr-e-shauq iqaraar-e-vafaa kya
hamaare shauq kii hai i.ntahaa kyaa

muhabbat kaa yahii sab shaguul Thaharaa
to phir aah-e-rasaa kyaa naa-rasaa kyaa

duaa dil se jo nikale kaaragar ho
yahaa.N dil hii nahii.n dil se duaa kyaa

dil-e-aafat-zadaa kaa mudd’a kyaa
shikastaa-saaz kyaa us kii sazaa kyaa

salaamat daaman-e-ummiid-e-"Seemab"
muhabbat me.n kisii kaa aasaraa kyaa