KHaraba aur hota hai KHarab aahista aahista 
dayar-e-dil pe aate hain azab aahista aahista 
sawal-e-wahshat-e-jaan ke jawab aahista aahista 
but-e-kafir uThate hain naqab aahista aahista 
koi dast-e-hinai mu-qalam se bharta jata hai 
nigar-e-sham mein rang-e-sharab aahista aahista 
bagula ibtida-e-shauq mein mahmil dikhai de 
nazar aate hain sahra mein sarab aahista aahista 
bahut bosida yaadon ke waraq jhaDne bhi lagte hain 
palaT umr-e-guzishta ki kitab aahista aahista 
suragh-e-naqsh-e-pa miTte chale jate hain sahra mein 
ubharta hai safar mein iztirab aahista aahista 
kamal-e-shauq-e-nazzara mein uryan hota jata hai 
sar-e-baam-e-falak wo mahtab aahista aahista 
kabhi KHushbu kabhi naghma kabhi rangin pairahan 
'nadim' ugti hai yun hi fasl-e-KHwab aahista aahista
        Ghazal
KHaraba aur hota hai KHarab aahista aahista
Kamran Nadeem

