vaqt-e-safar qariib hai bistar sameT luu.N
bikharaa hu_aa hayaat kaa daftar sameT luu.N

[vaqt-e-safar = time to travel; qariib = near; bistar = bedding]
[sameTanaa = to gather; bikharaa hu_aa = scattered; hayaat = life]

phir jaane ham mile.n na mile.n ik zaraa ruko
mai.n dil ke aa_iine me.n ye manzar sameT luu.N

[manzar = scene/view]

Gairo.n ne jo suluuk kiye un kaa kyaa gilaa
phe.nke hai.n dosto.n ne jo patthar sameT luu.N

[Gair = stranger/rival; suluuk = conduct/behaviour]
[gilaa = complaint]

kal jaane kaise ho.nge kahaa.N ho.nge ghar ke log
aa.Nkho.n me.n ek baar bharaa ghar sameT luu.N

sail-e-nazar bhii Gam kii tamaazat se Khushk ho
vo pyaas hai mile to samandar sameT luu.N

[sail = flood; sail-e-nazar = tears; tamaazat = heat; Khushk = dry]

’Ajmal’ bha.Dak rahii hai zamaane me.n jitanii aag
jii chaahataa hai siine ke andar sameT luu.N

dil ke sun_saan jaziiro.n kii Khabar laayegaa
dard pahaluu se judaa ho ke kahaa.N jaayegaa

kaun hotaa hai kisii kaa shab-e-tanha_ii me.n
Gam-e-furqat hii Gam-e-ishq ko bahalaayegaa

[shab-e-tanhaa_ii=lonely night; Gam-e-furqat=sorrow of separation]

chaa.Nd ke pahaluu me.n dam saadh ke rotii hai kiran
aaj taaro.n kaa fusuu.N Khaak nazar aayegaa

[fusuu.N=magic]

raakh me.n aag dabii hai Gam-e-maharuumii kii
raakh ho kar bhii ye sholaa hame.n sulagaayegaa

[maharuum=deprived]

vaqt Khaamosh hai ruuThe hue yaaro.n kii tarah
kaun lau dete hue zaKhmo.n ko sahalaayegaa

dhuup ko dekh ke us jism pe pa.Datii hai jhamak
chhao.n dekhe.nge to us zulf kaa dhyaan aayegaa

zindagii chal ki zaraa maut kaa dam_Kham dekhe.n
varnaa ye jazbaa lahad tak hame.n le jaayegaa

[jazbaa=emotion; lahad=grave]

ab tak to nuur-o-niKhat-o-rang-o-sadaa kahuu.N
mai.n tujh ko chhuu sakuu.N to Khudaa jaane kyaa kahuu.N 

lafzo.n se un ko pyaar hai mafhuum se mujhe
vo gul kahe.n jise mai.n teraa naqsh-e-paa kahuu.N 

ab justajuu hai terii jafaa ke javaaz kii
jii chaahataa hai tujh ko vafaa aashnaa kahuu.N 

sirf is ke liye ke ishq isii kaa zahuur hai
mai.n tere husn ko bhii sabuut-e-vafaa kahuu.N 

tuu chal diyaa to kitane haqaa_iq badal gaye
najm-e-sahar ko marqad-e-shab kaa diyaa karuu.N 

kyaa jabr hai ke but ko bhii kahanaa pa.De Khudaa
vo hai Khudaa to mere Khudaa tujh ko kyaa kahuu.N 

jab mere muu.Nh me.n merii zubaa.N hai to kyuu.N na mai.n
jo kuchh kahuu.N yaqii.n se kahuu.N barmalaa kahuu.N 

kyaa jaane kis safar pe ravaa.N huu.N azal se mai.n
har intahaa ko ek na_ii ibtidaa kahuu.N 

ho kyuu.N na mujh ko apane mazaaq-e-suKhan pe naaz
Gaalib ko kaa_inaat-e-suKhan kaa Khudaa kahuu.N 

gul teraa rang churaa laaye hai.n gul_zaaro.n me.n
jal rahaa huu.N bharii barasaat kii bauchhaaro.n me.n 

mujh se kataraa ke nikal jaa magar ai jaan-e-hayaa
dil kii lau dekh rahaa huu.N tere ruKhasaaro.n me.n 

husn-e-begaanaa-e-ehasaas-e-jamaal achchhaa hai
Gunche khilate hai.n to bik jaate hai.n baazaaro.n me.n 

zikr karate hai.n teraa mujh se baa_unavaan-e-jafaa
chaaraagar phuul piro laaye hai.n talvaaro.n me.n 

zaKhm chhup sakate hai.n lekin mujhe fan kii saugaundh
Gam kii daulat bhii hai shaamil mere shaahakaaro.n me.n 

mujh ko nafarat se nahii.n pyaar se masluub karo
mai.n to shaamil huu.N mohabbat ke gunaah_gaaro.n me.n 

[masluub = crucified/suspended]

jab teraa hukm milaa tark muhabbat kar dii
dil magar is pe vo dha.Dhakaa ki qayaamat kar dii 

tujh se kis tarah mai.n izhaar-e-tamannaa karataa
lafz suujhaa to maanii ne baGaavat kar dii 

mai.n to samajhaa thaa ki lauT aate hai.n jaane vaale
tuune jaakar to judaa_ii merii qismat kar dii 

mujh ko dushman ke iraado.n pe bhii pyaar aataa hai
terii ulfat ne muhabbat merii aadat kar dii 

puuchh baiThaa huu.N mai.n tujh se tere kuuche kaa pataa
terii haalat ne kaisii terii surat kar dii 

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

kis ko qaatil mai.n kahuu.N kis ko masiihaa samajhuu.N
sab yahaa.N dost hii baiThe hai.n kise kyaa samajhuu.N 

vo bhii kyaa din the kii har vaham yaqii.n hotaa thaa
ab haqiiqat nazar aaye to use kyaa samajhuu.N 

dil jo TuuTaa to ka_ii haath duaa ko uThe
aise maahaul me.n ab kis ko paraayaa samajhuu.N 

zulm ye hai ke hai yaqtaa terii begaanaaravii
lutf ye hai ke mai.n ab tak tujhe apanaa samajhuu.N 

lab-e Khaamosh se afshaa hogaa
raaz har rang me.n rusvaa hogaa 

dil ke saharaa me.n chalii sard havaa
abr gul_zaar pe barasaa hogaa 

tum nahii.n the to sar-e-baam-e-Khayaal
yaad kaa ko_ii sitaaraa hogaa 

kis tavaqqo pe kisii ko dekhe.n
ko_ii tum se bhii hasii.n kyaa hogaa 

ziinat-e-halqaa-e-aaGosh bano
duur baiThoge to charchaa hogaa 

zulmat-e-shab me.n bhii sharmaate ho
dard chamakegaa to phir kyaa hogaa 

jis bhii fan_kaar kaa shaahakaar ho tum
us ne sadiyo.n tumhe.n sochaa hogaa 

kis qadar karb se chaTakii hai kalii
shaaKh se gul ko_ii TuuTaa hogaa 

umr bhar roye faqat is dhun me.n
raat biitii to ujaalaa hogaa 

saarii duniyaa hame.n pahachaanatii hai
ko_ii ham-saa bhii na tanhaa hogaa 

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 

maruu.N to mai.n kisii chehare me.n rang bhar jaa_uu.N
’Nadeem’ kaash yahii ek kaam kar jaa_uu.N 

ye dasht-e-tark-e-muhabbat ye tere qurb kii pyaas
jo izaa.N ho to terii yaad se guzar jaa_uu.N 

[izaa.N = permission] 

meraa vajuud merii ruuh ko pukaarataa hai
terii taraf bhii chaluu.N to Thahar Thahar jaa_uu.N 

tere jamaal kaa paratau hai sab hasiino.n par
kahaa.N kahaa.N tujhe Dhuu.NDhuu.N kidhar kidhar jaa_uu.N 

[paratau = reflection (saayaa,aks)] 

mai.n zindaa thaa ki teraa intazaar Khatm na ho
jo tuu milaa hai to ab sochataa huu.N mar jaa_uu.N 

ye sochataa huu.N ki mai.n but_parast kyuu.N na huaa
tujhe qariib jo paa_uu.N to Khud se Dar jaa_uu.N 

kisii chaman me.n bas is Khauf se guzar na huaa
kisii kalii pe na bhuule se paa.Nv dhar jaa_uu.N 

ye jii me.n aatii hai taKhliiq-e-fan ke lamho.n me.n
ki Khuun ban ke rag-e-sang me.n utar jaa_uu.N 

[taKhliiq-e-fan=creation of art]