Nazam Collection

[Wasif Safi]

apane saaye se bhii ashko.n ko chhupaa kar ronaa
jab bhii ronaa ho charaaGo.n ko bujhaa kar jiinaa


haath bhii jaate huye vo to milaakar na gayaa
mai.n ne chaahaa jise siine se lagaa kar ronaa


tere diivaane kaa kyaa haal kiyaa hai Gam ne
muskuraate huye logo.n me.n bhii jaa kar ronaa


log pa.D lete hai.n chehare pe likhii tahariire.n
itanaa dushvaar hai logo.n se chhupaa kar ronaa

 

[Wasif Safi]

yaad nahii.n kyaa kyaa dekhaa thaa saare manzar bhuul gaye
us kii galiyo.n se jab lauTe apanaa bhii ghar bhuul gaye


Khuub gaye pardes ki apane diivaar-o-dar bhuul gaye
shiish-mahal ne aisaa gheraa miTTii ke ghar bhuul gaye


tujh ko bhii jab apanii qasame.n apane vaade yaad nahii.n
ham bhii apane Khvaab terii aa.Nkho.n me.n rakh kar bhuul gaye


mujh ko ji.nho.ne qatl kiyaa hai ko_ii u.nhe.n batalaaye "Nazeer"
merii laash ke pahaluu me.n vo apanaa Khanjar bhuul gaye

 

[Wasif Safi]

apanii aa.Nkho.n ke samu.ndar me.n utar jaane de
teraa mujarim huu.N mujhe Duub ke mar jaane de


ai naye dost mai.n samajhuu.Ngaa tujhe bhii apanaa
pahale maazii kaa koii zaKhm to bhar jaane de


aag duniyaa kii lagaii huii bhuj jaayegii
koii aa.Nsuu mere daaman pe bikhar jaane de


zaKhm kitane terii chaahat se mile hai.n mujhako
sochataa huu.N ki kahuu.N tujhase magar jaane de

 

[Wasif Safi]

ye inaayate.n Gazab kii ye balaa kii meharabaanii
merii Khairiyat bhii puuchhii kisii aur kii zubaanii


meraa Gam rulaa chukaa hai tujhe bikharii zulf vaale
ye ghaTaa bataa rahii hai ki baras chukaa hai paanii


teraa husn so rahaa thaa merii chhe.D ne jagaayaa
vo nigaah mai.n ne Daalii ki sa.Nvar ga_ii javaanii


merii bezubaan aa.Nkho.n se gire hai.n chand qatare
vo samajh sake to aa.Nsuu na samajh sake to paanii

 

[Wasif Safi]

ye kare.n yaa vo kare.n aisaa kare.n vaisaa kare.n
zindagii do din kii hai do din me.n ham kyaa kyaa kare.n


jii me.n aataa hai ki de.n parde se parde kaa javaab
ham se vo pardaa kare.n duniyaa se ham pardaa kare.n


sun rahaa huu.N kuchh luTere aa gaye hai.n shahar me.n
aap jaldii band apane ghar kaa daravaazaa kare.n


is puraanii bevafaa duniyaa kaa ronaa kab talak
aa_iiye mil-jhul ke ik duniyaa na_ii paidaa kare.n

 

[Wasif Safi]

ko_ii laa sako to laao meraa vo hasii.n zamaanaa
jise mai.n ne kuchh na samajhaa jise mai.n ne kuchh na jaanaa


mujhe Gam nahii.n hai is kaa ki badal gayaa zamaanaa
merii zindagii ke maalik kahii.n tum badal na jaanaa


mere paas vaqt tho.Daa mere vaaqyaat lambe
kahaa.N sar-guzasht apanii na suno meraa fasaanaa


[vaqyaat = incident; sar-guzasht = account/story]


mujhe yaad aaj bhii hai jo karam huaa hai mujh pe
mujhe Gam abhii hai taazaa mere saamane na aanaa


ye andherii raat me.n tum kahaa.N jaa rahe ho tanhaa
na tumhaarii raah roke kahii.n be-adab zamaanaa


[be-adab = ill-mannered]


jahaa.N Thahare qalb-e-muztar vo "Nazeer" merii manzil
jahaa.N ruk ke saa.Ns le luu.N vahii.n ab meraa Thikaanaa


[qalb-e-muztar = restless heart]

 

[Wasif Safi]

kabhii Khaamosh baiThogii kabhii kuchh gun_gunaaogii
mai.n utanaa yaad aa_uu.Ngaa mujhe jitanaa bhulaaogii


ko_ii jab puuchh baiThegaa Khaamoshii kaa sabab tum se
bahut samajhaanaa chaahogii magar samajhaa na paaogii


kabhii duniyaa muqammal ban ke aaye.ngii nigaaho.n me.n
kabhii merii kabhii duniyaa kii har ek rain bitaaogii


kahii.n par bhii rahe.n ham to muhabbat phir muhabbat hai
tumhe.n ham yaad aaye.nge hame.n tum yaad aaogii

 

[Wasif Safi]

jab aadamii ke peT me.n aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N
phuulii nahii.n badan me.n samaaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N
aa.Nkhe.n parii_ruKho.n se la.Daatii hai.n roTiyaa.N
siine uupar bhii haath chalaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


jitane maze hai.n sab ye dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


roTii se jis kaa naak talak peT hai bharaa
karataa phire hai kyaa vo uchhal kuud jaa ba jaa
diivaar phaa.Nd kar ko_ii koThaa uchhal gayaa
ThaaThTha ha.Nsii sharaab sanam saaqii is sivaa


sau sau tarah kii dhuum machaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


jis jaa pe haa.NDii chuulhaa tavaa aur tanuur hai
Khaaliq ke qudarato.n kaa usii jaa zahuur hai
chuulhe ke aage aa.Nch jo jalatii hazuur hai
jitane hai.n nuur sab me.n yahii Khaas nuur hai


is nuur ke sabab nazar aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


aave tave tanuur kaa jis jaa zabaa.N pe naam
yaa chakkii chuulhe kaa jahaa.N gul_zaar ho tamaam
vaa.N sar jhukaa ke kiijiye DanDavat aur salaam
is vaaste ke Khaas ye roTii ke hai.n muqaam


pahale inhii.n makaano.n me.n aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


in roTiyo.n ke nuur se sab dil hai.n puur puur
aaTaa nahii.n hai chhalanii se chhan chhan gire hai nuur
pe.Daa har ek us kaa hai barfii-o-motii chuur
har_giz kisii tarah na bujhe peT kaa tanuur


is aag ko magar ye bujhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


puuchhaa kisii ne ye kisii kaamil faqiir se
ye mehr-o-maah haq ne banaaye hai.n kaahe ke
vo sun ke bolaa baabaa Khudaa tujh ko Khair de
ham to na chaa.Nd samajhe na suuraj hai.n jaanate


baabaa hame.n to ye nazar aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


phir puuchhaa us ne kahiye ye hai dil kaa nuur kyaa
is ke mushaahide me.n hai khulataa zahuur kyaa
vo bolaa sun ke teraa gayaa hai sha_uur kyaa
kashf-ul-quluub aur ye kashf-ul-qubuur kyaa


jitane hai.n kashf sab ye dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


roTii jab aa_ii peT me.n sau qand ghul gaye
gul_zaar phuule aa.Nkho.n me.n aur aish tul gaye
do tar nivaale peT me.n jab aa ke dhul gaye
chaudaa tabaq ke jitane the sab bhed khul gaye


ye kashf ye kamaal dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


roTii na peT me.n ho to phir kuchh jatan na ho
mele kii sair Khvaahish-e-baaG-o-chaman na ho
bhuuke Gariib dil kii Khudaa se lagan na ho
sach hai kahaa kisii ne ke bhuuke bhajan na ho


allaah kii bhii yaad dilaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


ab jin ke aage maal_puye bhar ke thaal hai.n
puurii bhagat unhii.n kii vo saahab ke laal hai.n
aur jin ke aage rauGanii aur shiir_maal hai
aarif vohii hai.n aur vohii saahab kamaal hai.n


pakii pakaa_ii ab jinhe.n aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


kapa.De kisii ke laal hai.n roTii ke vaaste
lambe kisii ke baal hai.n roTii ke vaaste
baa.Ndhe ko_ii rumaal hai rotii ke vaaste
sab kashf aur kamaal hai.n rotii ke vaaste


jitane hai.n ruup sab ye dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


roTii se naache piyaadaa qavaayad dikhaa dikhaa
asavaar naache gho.De ko kaavaa lagaa lagaa
ghungharuu ko baa.Ndhe paik bhii phirataa hai naachataa
aur is ke sivaa Gaur se dekho to jaa ba jaa


sau sau tarah ke naach dikhaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


duniyaa me.n ab badii na kahii.n aur niko_ii hai
na dushmanii va dostii na tund kho_ii hai
ko_ii kisii kaa aur kisii kaa na ko_ii hai
sab ko_ii hai usii kaa ke jis haath Do_ii hai


naukar nafar Gulaam banaatii hai.n roTiyaa.N


roTii kaa ab azal se hamaaraa to hai Khamiir
ruukhii bhii roTii haq me.n hamaare hai shahad-o-shiir
yaa patalii hove moTii Khamiirii ho yaa katiir
gehuu.N ju_aar baajare kii jaisii ho ’Nazeer’


ham ko sab tarah kii Khush aatii hai.n roTiyaa.N

 

[Wasif Safi]

duur se aaye the saaqii sun ke maiKhaane ko ham
bas tarasate hii chale afasos paimaane ko ham


may bhii hai miinaa bhii hai saaGar bhii hai saaqii nahii.n
dil me.n aataa hai lagaa de.n aag maiKhaane ko ham


ham ko fasanaa thaa qafaz me.n kyaa gilaa sayyaad kaa
bas tarasate hii rahe hai.n aab aur daane ko ham


baaG me.n lagataa nahii.n saharaa me.n ghabarataa hai dil
ab kahaa.N le jaake baiThe.n aise diivaane ko ham


kyaa hu_ii taqasiir ham se tuu bataa de ai ’Nazeer’
taaki shaadii marg samajhe.n aise mar jaane ko ham


[taqasiir=mistake; marg=death]

 

[Wasif Safi]

baGair mere tujhe chain aa nahii.n sakataa
meraa javaab kahii.n se tuu laa nahii.n sakataa


hazaar parde bhii Daalo agar banaavaT ke
dilo.n kii baat ko cheharaa chhupaa nahii.n sakataa


banaa diyaa hai zamaane ne dil ko patthar kaa
sataaye ko_ii bhii mujh ko rulaa nahii.n sakataa


hasiin taaj mahal ke banaane vaalaa bhii
dilo.n ke TuuTe gharau.nde banaa nahii.n sakataa

 

[Wasif Safi]

rangat terii zulfo.n kii ghaTaao.n ne churaaii
Khushbuu tere aa.Nchal se havaao.n ne u.Daaii


paimaane kaa dil TuuT na jaaye to kahuu.N mai.n
hai chiiz Gazab kii jo nigaaho.n ne pilaaii


qaidii terii zulfo.n kaa hai aazaad jahaa.N se
mujh ko ye rihaaii to sazaao.n ne dilaaii


maanaa kii bahaaro.n ne khilaayaa hai gulo.n ko
ulfat kii kalii dil me.n vafaao.n ne khilaaii


tham-tham ke barasanaa kabhii jham-jham ke barasanaa
saavan ko adaa ye mere ashko.n ne sikhaaii


ma.nzil pe pahu.nch kar ’nasiim’ ehasaas huaa hai
jis raah se pahu.nchaa ye Khataao.n ne dikhaaii

 

[Wasif Safi]

kal na mai.n itanaa buraa thaa kyaa huaa
teraa dil bhii aa_iinaa thaa kyaa huaa


zindagii me.n mo.D kitane aa gaye
ye to siidhaa raastaa thaa kyaa huaa


bhii.D kyuu.N hai aashiyaa.N ke aas paas
ek sholaa saa uThataa thaa kyaa huaa


ye imaarat aaj kyuu.N viiraan hai
is jagah par ek Khudaa thaa kyaa huaa


kyuu.N "Naseem" ab maikade jaane lage
aadamii to paarasaa thaa kyaa huaa

 

[Wasif Safi]

ye i.ntazaar Galat hai ki shaam ho jaaye
jo ho sake to abhii daur-e-jaam ho jaaye


Khudaa-na Khvaastaa piine lage jo vaa_iz bhii
hamaare vaaste piina haraam ho jaaye


mujh jaise ri.nd ko bhii tuu ne hashr me.n yaa rab
bulaa liyaa hai to kuchh intazaam ho jaaye


vo sahan-e-baaG me.n aaye hai.n may-kashii ke liye
Khudaa kare ke har ik phuul jaam ho jaaye


mujhe pasand nahii.n is pe gaam-zan honaa
vo rah-guzar jo guzar-gaah-e-aam ho jaaye

 

[Wasif Safi]

phir is duniyaa se ummiid-e-vafaa hai
tujhe ai zindagii kyaa ho gayaa hai


ba.Dii zaalim nihaayat bevafaa hai
ye duniyaa phir bhii kitanii Khush-numaa hai


har ik apane hii Gam me.n mubtilaa hai
kisii ke dard se kaun aashnaa hai


mere naqqaad merii shaayarii to
mere TuuTe huye dil kii sadaa hai


kahaa.N huu.N "Shad" mai.n to shaad saa huu.N
vo shaad-e-Khush-navaa to mar chukaa hai

 

[Wasif Safi]

jab bhii us gul-badan kii yaad aa_ii
ho ga_ii pur-bahaar tanhaa_ii


chau.Nk uThe haadasaat duniyaa ke
mere ho.nTho.n pe jab ha.Nsii aa_ii


[haadasaat=calamities]


jab kisii ne tumhaaraa naam liyaa
jaane kyuu.N mujh ko apanii yaad aa_ii


dekh ai sheKh mere saaGar me.n
apanii jannat kii jalvaa-faramaa_ii


[saaGar=wine-cup/goblet; jalvaa-faramaa_ii=view/manifestation]


hosh me.n "Shad" jab tujhe paayaa
tujh me.n ham ne terii kamii paa_ii

 

[Wasif Safi]

dil-e-pur_aarazuu naakaam hokar
zyaadaa Khuubasuurat ho gayaa hai


karam aise kiye hai.n dosto.n ne
ki har dushman pe pyaar aane lagaa hai


teraa Gam to merii jaan-e-tamannaa
terii suurat se ba.Dhakar dil_rubaa hai


jab aaye to ujaalaa ho gayaa thaa
gaye to phir vahii ghar kii fazaa hai


nahii.n hai apanaa Gam ai "Shad" jab se
zamaane bhar kaa Gam apanaa liyaa hai

 

[Wasif Safi]

zahaanato.n ko kahaa.N karb se faraar milaa
jise nigaah milii usako intazaar milaa


[zahaanato.n=intelligence; karb=sorrow]


vo koii raah kaa patthar ho yaa hasii.n ma.nzar
jahaa.N se raastaa Thaharaa vahii.n mazaar milaa


koii pukaar rahaa thaa khulii fizaao.n se
nazar uThaaii to chaaro taraf hisaar milaa


[hisaar=fort]


har ek saa.Ns na jaane thii justajuu kisakii
har ek dayaar musaafir ko bedayaar milaa


[dayaar=courtyard]


ye shahar hai ki numaa_ish lagii huii hai koii
jo aadamii bhii milaa banake ishtahaar milaa

 

[Wasif Safi]

ye zindagii
aaj jo tumhaare
badan kii chhoTii-ba.Dii naso.n me.n
machal rahii hai
tumhaare pairo.n se chal rahii hai
tumhaarii aavaaz me.n Gale se nikal rahii hai
tumhaare lafzo.n me.n Dhal rahii hai


ye zindagii
jaane kitanii sadiyo.n se
yuu.N hii shakle.n
badal rahii hai


badalatii shaklo.n
badalate jismo.n me.n
chalataa-phirataa ye ik sharaaraa
jo is gha.Dii
naam hai tumhaaraa
isii se saarii chahal-pahal hai
isii se roshan hai har nazaaraa


sitaare to.Do yaa ghar basaao
qalam uThaao yaa sar jhukaao


tumhaarii aa.Nkho.n kii roshnii tak
hai khel saaraa


ye khel hogaa nahii.n dubaaraa
ye khel hogaa nahii.n dubaaraa

 

[Wasif Safi]

tum ye kaise judaa ho gaye
har taraf har jagah ho gaye


apanaa cheharaa na badalaa gayaa
aa_iine se Khafaa ho gaye


jaane vaale gaye bhii kahaa.N
chaa.Nd suuraj ghaTaa ho gaye


bevafaa to na vo the na ham
yuu.N huaa bas judaa ho gaye


aadamii bananaa aasaa.N na thaa
sheKh jii ???? ho gaye

 

[Wasif Safi]

teraa hijr meraa nasiib hai teraa Gam hii merii hayaat hai
mujhe terii duurii kaa Gam ho kyo.n tuu kahii.n bhii ho mere saath hai


mere vaaste tere naam par koii harf aaye nahii.n nahii.n
mujhe Khauf-e-duniyaa nahii.n magar mere ruu-ba-ruu terii zaat hai


teraa vasl ai merii dilarubaa nahii.n merii kismat to kyaa huaa
merii mahajabii.n yahii kam hai kyaa terii hasarato.n kaa to saath hai


teraa ishq mujh pe hai maharabaa.N mere dil ko haasil hai do jahaa.N
merii jaan-e-jaa.N isii baat par merii jaan jaaye to baat hai