Wajud Aur Ibn-e-adam, Urdu Nazam By Ghalib Ahmad

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hum kisi aur sitare se yahan aae the
yaad rakhna thi yahi baat magar bhul gae
hum ne jab chand pe rakkha tha qadam
yaad aaya tha hamein us ka badan
hum magar apnon ki baaton mein magan
wadi-e-yaad ki gahrai mein utre hi nahin
kash us lamhe ki aawaz ko hum sun lete
phir hamein waqt ke changul se rihai hoti
ghaar ke par safedi na siyahi hoti

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zamin ka zamana hai ye
hum zamin-bos hue
sabz rangon ke sarab
nilgun sath-e-ab
hum falak-bos hue
aur ye bhul gae
the kabhi apne badan par tere qadmon ke nishan
sabz patton ke siwa
aur bhi rang the rangon se siwa
kaun sa kaif tha in chizon mein
jin ki tum ruh the hum paikar the
nur ho saya ho ki tariki ho
lakh main jism se aur ruh se aarasta pairasta ho kar uTThun
ban bhi jae ye zamin
meri karishma-gah-e-alat-gari
tu magar aur hi kuchh chiz hai
tu na nuri hai na nari hai na KHak-e-abi
tu na shamsi hai na arzi hai na hai mahtabi
tu na mirriKH se zohra se na sartan se hai
tere qadmon ke nishan aur kahin dekhe the
jism qad shakl ye atwar ye tewar tere
teri bu-bas libas phul ye zewar tere
KHamushi teri ye aawaz ye chalna tera aana jaana
ye sitaron ka ghubar
silsila hai ye adaon ka
ki hai jism ke pardon pe teri ruh ke naghmon ka KHumar
ek nai shan ka har roz nikhaar
aur phir sochta hun
tu to kuchh aur hai in chizon ka majmua nahin
tu to kuchh aur hai in se bhi siwa
in ke hone ka na hone ka bhi paband nahin tera wajud
tere qadmon ke nishan aur kahin dekhe the
tere qadmon se to hai aaj bhi shadab mera sara wajud
yaad rakhne ki yahi baat thi ibn-e-adam
tum ne jab chand pe rakkha tha qadam
tum kisi aur sitare se yahan aae the