Classic Poem

kaun kahataa hai ke maut aaii to mar jaauu.Ngaa
mai.n to dariyaa huu.N samandar me.n utar jaauu.Ngaa

teraa dar chho.D ke mai.n aur kidhar jaauu.Ngaa
ghar me.n ghir jaauu.Ngaa saharaa me.n bikhar jaauu.Ngaa

tere pahaluu se jo uThuu.Ngaa to mushkil ye hai
sirf ik shaKhs ko paauu.Ngaa jidhar jaauu.Ngaa

ab tere shahar me.n aauu.Ngaa musaafir kii tarah
saayaa-e-abr kii maanind guzar jaauu.Ngaa

teraa paimaan-e-vafaa raah kii diivaar banaa
varnaa sochaa thaa ke jab chaahuu.Ngaa mar jaauu.N gaa

chaaraasaazo.n se alag hai meraa mayaar ke mai.n
zaKhm khaauu.Ngaa to kuchh aur sa.Nvar jaauu.N gaa

ab to Khurshiid ko Duube hue sadiyaa.N guzarii.n
ab use Dhuu.NDhane mai.n taa-ba-sahar jaauu.Ngaa

zindagii shammaa kii maanind jalaataa huu.N 'Nadeem'
bujh to jaauu.Ngaa magar subah to kar jaauu.Ngaa