shokhi-e-dard-e-dil-e-zaar gul-e-naghma hai — Nirmal Nadeem

"kaabe se ranj hai na adaavat kunisht se dil ye bahal na paaegaa apnaa bahisht se is aarzu mein ek hi pal ko sukun mile ham dil badal rahe hain tire sang-o-khisht se ik tum hi the na jis ko kabhi raas aa saki duniyaa ye chal rahi hai miri sarguzisht se raah-e-vafaa mein ab kyaa luTaaoge soch lo daakhil to ho gae ho dil-o-jaan ki kisht se jis se azaab-e-ishq ki taaqat mein ho kami munh ham nahin lagaate kabhi us palisht se dil hai ke raqs kartaa hai zanjir baandh kar lag kar kahin na baiThaa ho ye ahl-e-chisht se har gosha hai sukun ke aab-e-baqaa se tar baahar nikal ke dekh zaraa khub-o-zisht se baDh kar junun ne kar hi diyaa aasmaan buland taalim le rahaa thaa vo meri sarisht se Thahro 'nadim' saans to lene do zoaf mein ghabraa rahaa hai ishq mire sar-navisht se"

"bazm-e-khubaan se uThe daar-o-rasan tak pahunche aap hi aap mire paanv gagan tak pahunche ek main hi thaa jo sayyaad ki jholi mein giraa uD gae saare parinde jo chaman tak pahunche sirf dil hi ko jalaanaa to koi baat nahin ishq ik aag agar hai to badan tak pahunche bandishon hi ki numaaish hai hayaat-e-aadam ek dhaage se bandhe aur kafan tak pahunche umr kamtar hi se koshish thi musalsal jaari sher apnaa bhi koi tarz-e-sukhan tak pahunche aakhiri ek ye khvaahish hai mire siine mein khaak jab meri uDe apne vatan tak pahunche sharm kaa phuul main aankhon se teri chun lungaa is se pahle ki jhaDe aur dahan tak pahunche aasmaanon ko dabaa legaa vo pairon ke tale shauq insaan kaa gar us ki lagan tak pahunche kyaa zarurat ki karein chal ke tavaaf-e-duniyaa fikr apni ye agar gang-o-jaman tak pahunche soch lenaa thaa tujhe itnaa ki kyaa hogaa 'nadim' aaj kaa sher agar tere sajan tak pahunche"

"nibhaayaa ishq ne rishta jo pyaas paani kaa uDaa ke le gayaa hosh-o-havaas paani kaa kaTe shajar ke sisakte hue se patton par dikhaai detaa hai chehra udaas paani kaa sharif logon ki aankhon mein aag rakh degi pahan ke niklegi jab vo libaas paani kaa vo aise dekhtaa rahtaa hai meri aankhon mein lagaane baiThaa huun jaise qayaas paani kaa kinaare ho ke khaDe shor sun rahe ho kyaa utar ke dekho tahon mein hiraas paani kaa tumhein sanvarne ki sajne ki kyaa zarurat hai chamaktaa rahtaa hai rukh par ujaas paani kaa lipaT gae hain mire paanv se sabhi aflaak jo mere haath mein aayaa gilaas paani kaa isi liye to miraa sar buland rahtaa hai hamesha azm rahaa mere paas paani kaa 'nadim' ghuum ke saare jahaan mein dekh liyaa koi bachaa hi nahin ab shanaas paani kaa"

"vafaa ki raah mein dushvaariyaan bahut si hain magar junun ki bhi tayyaariyaan bahut si hain jalaal apni mohabbat kaa sab se unchaa hai badan mein aise to bimaariyaan bahut si hain hamaare paas faqat dil kaa dard hai lekin tumhaare paas to ayyaariyaan bahut si hain har ek shakhs ki fikrein judaa judaa Thahrin jahaan-e-aam mein khuddaariyaan bahut si hain vafaa ki saari misaalein ginaa to duun lekin vatan mein apne bhi ghaddaariyaan bahut si hain dilon mein palte hue khvaab jaante hi nahin tabaah karne ko be-kaariyaan bahut si hain kisi ne mujh se kahaa thaa ki yaar sun to sahi adaa mein husn ki makkaariyaan bahut si hain saji hai bazm-e-mohabbat ye jaan kis ke liye yahaan to logon mein bezaariyaan bahut si hain 'nadim' kyuun tu tah-e-iztiraab Duub gayaa dilon ke khel mein bhi paariyaan bahut si hain"

"ragon mein meri sharaaron kaa raqs jaari hai junun hai ranj hai gham hai ki be-qaraari hai dil-e-asir ke zakhmon mein kyaa nahin maujud vafaa hai ishq hai vahshat hai jaan-nisaari hai labon pe dasht hai aankhon mein khuun ke dhabbe samundaron se magar apni ru-bakaari hai adaa-e-naaz se kartaa hai zulm vo mujh par use na khauf-e-khudaa hai na sharmsaari hai havaa mein ghulti hui khushbuon ne farmaayaa gurez tum se nahin jag se parda-daari hai jise gale se lagaayaa banaa diyaa suraj bulandiyon se kahin baDh ke khaaksaari hai thirak rahe hain munDeron pe mor khvaahish ke vo jab se aaya hai dil mein surur taari hai tumhaare chehre se bahtaa hai nuur kaa jharnaa tumhaari zulfon se aalam mein aabiyaari hai falak se hoti hai naazil duaaon ki tanvir ibaadaton se miraa rang-e-aah-o-zaari hai qarib aa ke kabhi dekho meri tanhaai is intizaar ke daaman mein kyaa khumaari hai parinde shaakh se ik ek kar ke uDte gae hamin bache hain hamaari bhi ab ke baari hai badan to surat-e-divaar ishtihaar huaa zabaan pe ishq ke chhaalon ki laala-kaari hai Dhali hai shaam bujhaane mein aag suraj ki charaagh-e-dard jalaane mein shab guzaari hai hamaare khvaab bhaTakte hain dasht-o-sahraa mein kise bataaein ki kyaa aarzu hamaari hai 'nadim' donon jahaan us ki dosti pe nisaar usi se ranj usi se hi gham-gusaari hai"

"bhanvar se bach ke vo saahil ke paas Duub gayaa jahaan kaa dekh ke khauf-o-hiraas Duub gayaa ajab se khauf mein lipTaa hai gaanv kaa panghaT sunaa hai phir se koi devdaas Duub gayaa mujhe sharaab hi itni mili thi duniyaa se ki maare sharm ke meraa gilaas Duub gayaa gavaara ho na sakaa us ko bahr kaa ehsaan labon pe le ke qayaamat ki pyaas Duub gayaa kahun to kis se kahun apne dil ki taklifein mire hi gham mein miraa gham-shanaas Duub gayaa huaa jo saamnaa suraj kaa mere zakhmon se falak pe chhoD ke apnaa libaas Duub gayaa 'nadim' apne ghamon se nikal chukaa thaa magar gham-e-jahaan se ho kar udaas Duub gayaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"