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
