meri mahduud basaarat kaa natiija niklaa
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Meree mahdood basaarat kaa nateeja niklaa
Aasmaan mere tasavvur se bhee halkaa niklaa
Roz-e-avval se hai fitrat kaa raqeeb aadam-zaad
Dhoop niklee to mire jism se saaya niklaa
Sar-e-Dariya thaa charaaghaan ki ajal raqs men thee
Bulbulaa jab koee TuuTaa to sharaaraa niklaa
Baat jab thee ki sar-e-shaam farozaan hota
Raat jab khatm huee sub.h kaa taaraa niklaa
Muddaton ba.ad jo royaa hoon to ye sochtaa hoon
Aaj to seena-e-sahraa se bhee Dariya niklaa
Kuch na thaa Kuch bhee na thaa jab mire aasaar khude
Ek dil thaa so ka.ee jagah se TuuTaa niklaa
Log shahpaara-e-yak-jaa.ee jise samjhe the
Apnee khalvat se jo niklaa to bikhartaa niklaa
Meraa eesaar mire zo.am men be-ajr na thaa
Aur main apnee adaalat men bhee jhooTaa niklaa
Main to samjhaa thaa bahut sard hai zaahid kaa mizaaj
Us ke andar to qayaamat kaa tamaasha niklaa
Vahee be-ant khalaa hai vahee be-samt safar
Meraa ghar mere liye aalam-e-baalaa niklaa
Zindagee ret ke zarraat kee gintee thee 'nadeem'
Kya sitam hai ki adam bhee vahee sahraa niklaa