apne maahaul se the qais ke rishte kya kya
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Apne maahaul se the qais ke rishte kya kya
Dasht men aaj bhee uThte hain bagoole kya kya
Ishq me.aar-e-wafa ko nahin kartaa neelaam
Varna idraak ne dikhlaa.e the raste kya kya
Ye alag baat ki barse nahin garje to bahut
Varna baadal mire sahraaon pe umDe kya kya
Aag bhaDkee to dar-o-baam hue raakh ke Dher
Aur dete rahe ahbaab dilaase kya kya
Log ashiyaa kee tarah bik ga.e ashiyaa ke liye
Sar-e-baazaar tamaashe nazar aa.e kya kya
Lafz kis shaan se takhleeq huaa thaa lekin
Us kaa mafhoom badalte rahe nuqte kya kya
Ik kiran tak bhee na pahunchee mire baatin men 'nadeem'
Sar-e-aflaak damakte rahe taare kya kya