ek yaad kaa rauzan meri yaadon men se ek yaad mujhe
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Meree yaadon men se ek yaad mujhe
Taa-dam-e-marg nahin bhoolegee
Meree is yaad kaa rauzan dareecha hai jis men se mujhe
Kitne guzre hue pal saaf nazar aate hain
Kachchee miTTee ko jo takhtee pe chalaa.oon to ye dhartee jaise
Apnee khushboo men mujhe nahlaa.e
Raushnaa.ee men qalam ko jo Duubo duun
To mujhe roz-e-azal yaad aa.e
Lafz likhoon sar-e-qirtaas
To phoolon kee qataaren lag jaa.en
Harf ke daa.ere sayyaare se bante jaa.en
Aur nuqte wo chamakte hue taare
Jo kabhi taire hain aur kabhi Doobte hain
Mere maazee kaa ye rauzan mujhe dikhlaataa hai har soo ghunche
Vo jo takhleeq ke mausam men chaTakhte hain
To har rang ke dildaar mafaaheem ke ambaar se lag jaate hain
Mere maazee kaa ye wo rauzan hai
Jis men jhaankoon to vahaan
JhuTpuTe aur shafaq aur tilismee see uloohee see khamoshee kee fazaa taaree hai
Aur ik samt andhere men damakte hue chehron kee nadee jaaree hai
Ye wo manzar hai ki jo
Ilm-o-mantiq ke saheefon se ka.ee laakh gunaa bhaaree hai
Meri yaadon mein se ek yaad mujhe
Ta-dam-e-marg nahin bhulegi
Meri is yaad ka rauzan daricha hai jis mein se mujhe
Kitne guzre hue pal saf nazar aate hain
Kachchi miTTi ko jo taKHti pe chalaun to ye dharti jaise
Apni KHushbu mein mujhe nahlae
Raushnai mein qalam ko jo Dubo dun
To mujhe roz-e-azal yaad aae
Lafz likhun sar-e-qirtas
To phulon ki qataren lag jaen
Harf ke daere sayyare se bante jaen
Aur nuqte wo chamakte hue tare
Jo kabhi taire hain aur kabhi Dubte hain
Mere mazi ka ye rauzan mujhe dikhlata hai har su ghunche
Wo jo taKHliq ke mausam mein chaTaKHte hain
To har rang ke dildar mafahim ke ambar se lag jate hain
Mere mazi ka ye wo rauzan hai
Jis mein jhankun to wahan
JhuTpuTe aur shafaq aur tilismi si uluhi si KHamoshi ki faza tari hai
Aur ek samt andhere mein damakte hue chehron ki nadi jari hai
Ye wo manzar hai ki jo
Ilm-o-mantiq ke sahifon se kai lakh guna bhaari hai