Abdul Hameed Adam Poetry

aap agar ham ko mil gaye hote
baaG me.n phuul khil gaye hote

aap ne yuu.N hii ghuur kar dekhaa
ho.nTh to yuu.N bhii sil gaye hote

kaash ham aap is tarah milate
jaise do vaqt mil gaye hote

ham ko ahal-e-Khirad mile hii nahii.n
varanaa kuchh munfa_iil gaye hote

[ahal-e-Khirad = intelligent; munfa_iil = ashamed]

us kii aa.Nkhe.n hii kaj-nazar thii.n "Adam"
dil ke parde to hil gaye hote

[kaj-nazar = sly look]





ab do aalam se sadaa-e-saaz aatii hai mujhe 
dil kii aahaT se terii aavaaz aatii hai mujhe 

yaa samaat kaa bharam hai yaa kisii naGme.n kii guu.Nj 
ek pahachaanii hu_ii aavaaz aatii hai mujhe 

kis ne kholaa hai havaa me.n gesuuo.n ko naaz se
narm_rau barasaat kii aavaaz aatii hai mujhe 

us kii naazuk u.Ngaliyo.n ko dekh kar aksar "Adam" 

ek halki sii sadaa-e-saaz aatii hai mujhe 





ai maigusaaro.n savere savere 
Kharaabaat ke gird phere pe phere 

ba.Dii roshanii baKhshate hai.n nazar ko 
tere gesuuo.n ke muqaddas a.Ndhere 

kisii din idhar se guzar kar to dekho 
ba.Dii raunaqe.n hai.n faqiiro.n ke Dere 

Gam-e-zindagii ko "Adam" saath lekar 
kahaa.N jaa rahe ho savere savere 





apanii zulfo.n ko sitaaro.n ke havaale kar do 
shahar-e-gul baadaagusaaro.n ke havaale kar do 

[baadaagusaaro.n = drunkards] 

talKhi-e-hosh ho yaa mastii-e-idaraak-e-junuu.N 
aaj har chiiz bahaaro.n ke havaale kar do 

[talKhii-e-hosh = bitterness of reality] 
[idaraak-e-junuu.N = madness of the mind] 

mujh ko yaaro na karo rah_numaao.n ke supurd 
mujh ko tum rah_guzaaro.n ke havaale kar do 

[rah_numaa = guide; supurd = in the care of]
[rah_guzaar = road/traveller] 

jaagane vaalo.n kaa tuufaa.N se kar do rishtaa 
sone vaalo.n ko kinaaro.n ke havaale kar do 

merii taubaa kaa bajaa hai yahii ejaaz "Adam" 
meraa saaGar mere yaaro.n ke havaale kar do 

[bajaa = proper; ejaaz = respect; saaGar = wine cup] 

ha.Ns ke bolaa karo bulaayaa karo 

aap kaa ghar hai aayaa jaayaa karo 

muskurahaT hai husn kaa zevar 

ruup ba.Dhataa hai muskuraayaa karo 

had se ba.D kar hasiin lagate ho 

jhuuThii qasme.n zaruur khaayaa karo 

hukm karanaa bhii ek saKhaavat hai 

ham ko Khidamat ko_ii bataayaa karo 

baat karanaa bhii baadashaahat hai 

baat karanaa na bhuul jaayaa karo 

taa ke duniya kii dil_kashii na ghaTe 

nit naye pairahan me.n aayaa karo 

kitane saadaa mizaaj ho tum 'Adam' 

us galii me.n bahut na jaayaa karo 

jab gardisho.n me.n jaam the 

kitane hasii.n ayyaam the 

[ayyaam = days] 

ham hii na the rusavaa faqat 

vo aap bhii bad_naam the 

[rusavaa = notorious; faqat = only] 

kahate hai.n kuchh arsaa huaa 

qaabe me.n bhii asanaam the 

[asanaam = idols] 

anjaam kii kyaa sochate 

naa-vaaqif-e-anjaam the 

[naa-vaaqif-e-anjaam = unaware of the consequences] 

ahad-e-javaanii me.n "Adam" 

sab log gul_andaa.m the 

[gul_andaam = people with bodies like flowers] 

                  

jo log jaan buujh ke naadaan ban gaye

meraa Khayaal hai ki vo insaan ban gaye

ham hashr me.n gaye magar kuchh na puuchhiye

vo jaan buujh kar vahaa.N anjaan ban gaye

ha.Nsate hai.n ham ko dekh ke arbaab-e-aagahii

ham aap kii mizaaj kii pahachaan ban gaye

[arbaab-e-aagahii = intellectuals]

majh_dhaar tak pahu.Nchanaa to himmat kii baat thii

saahil ke aas paas hii tuufaan ban gaye

insaaniyat kii baat to itanii hai shaiKh jii

bad_qismatii se aap bhii insaan ban gaye

kaa.NTe bahut the daaman-e-fitarat me.n ai "Adam"

kuchh phuul aur kuchh mere armaan ban gaye