ruuh labon tak aa kar soche
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Ruuh labon tak aa kar soche kaise chhoDoon qarya-e-jaan
Yoosuf qasr-e-shahee men bhee kab bhoolaa kan.aan kee galiyaan
Maut qareeb aa.ee to dunya kitnee muqaddas lagtee hai
Kaahish-e-dil bhee khwaish-e-dil hai aafat-e-jaan bhee raahat-e-jaan
Meree vahshat ko to bahut thee gosha-e-chashm-e-yaar kee sair
Yuun to adam men vus.at hogee arsh-ba-arsh karaan-ba-karaan
Ghunche ab tak rang bhare hain ab tak honT umang-bhare
TooTee-phooTee qabron se hain pathraa.ee aankhen nigaraan
Sirf ik nigah-e-garm se TooTen sho.alon men parvaan chaDhen
Haa.e ye naazuk naazuk rishte haa.e ye bazm-e-sheesh-garaan
Dasht-o-daman men koh kamar men bikhre hue hain phuul hee phuul
Roo-e-nigaar-e-geetee par hain sabt mire boson ke nishaan
Aankh kee ik jhapkee men biitaa kitne baras kaa qurb-e-jamaal
Ishq ke ik pal men guzre hain kitne qaran kitnee sadiyaan
Saaree dunya meraa ka.aba sab insaan mere mahboob
Dushman bhee do ek the lekin dushman bhee to the insaan
Dard-e-hayaat kaheen ab jaa kar banne lagaa tha husn-e-hayaat
Kis ko khabar thee mahv rahegee qat-e-safar men umr-e-ravaan
Jannat kee yakh-bastagyon ko garmaa.egaa us kaa khayaal
Sub.h-e-abad tak jamee rahe ye anjuman-e-aatish-e-nafasaan
Ruh labon tak aa kar soche kaise chhoDun qarya-e-jaan
Yusuf qasr-e-shahi mein bhi kab bhula kanan ki galiyan
Maut qarib aai to duniya kitni muqaddas lagti hai
Kahish-e-dil bhi KHwahish-e-dil hai aafat-e-jaan bhi rahat-e-jaan
Meri wahshat ko to bahut thi gosha-e-chashm-e-yar ki sair
Yun to adam mein wusat hogi arsh-ba-arsh karan-ba-karan
Ghunche ab tak rang bhare hain ab tak honT umang-bhare
TuTi-phuTi qabron se hain pathrai aankhen nigaran
Sirf ek nigah-e-garm se TuTen shoalon mein parwan chaDhen
Hae ye nazuk nazuk rishte hae ye bazm-e-shish-garan
Dasht-o-daman mein koh kamar mein bikhre hue hain phul hi phul
Ru-e-nigar-e-giti par hain sabt mere boson ke nishan
Aankh ki ek jhapki mein bita kitne baras ka qurb-e-jamal
Ishq ke ek pal mein guzre hain kitne qaran kitni sadiyan
Sari duniya mera kaba sab insan mere mahbub
Dushman bhi do ek the lekin dushman bhi to the insan
Dard-e-hayat kahin ab ja kar banne laga tha husn-e-hayat
Kis ko KHabar thi mahw rahegi qat-e-safar mein umr-e-rawan
Jannat ki yaKH-bastagyon ko garmaega us ka KHayal
Subh-e-abad tak jami rahe ye anjuman-e-atish-e-nafasan