26 january

aao ki aaj ghaur karen is sawal par
dekhe the hum ne jo wo hasin khwab kya hue
daulat badhi to mulk mein aflas kyun badha
khush-haali-e-awam ke asbab kya hue


jo apne sath sath chale ku-e-dar tak
wo dost wo rafiq wo ahbab kya hue
kya mol lag raha hai shahidon ke khun ka
marte the jin pe hum wo saza-yab kya hue


be-kas barahnagi ko kafan tak nahin nasib
wo wada-ha-e-atlas-o-kim-khwab kya hue
jamhuriyat-nawaz bashar-dost amn-khwah
khud ko jo khud diye the wo alqab kya hue


mazhab ka rog aaj bhi kyun la-ilaj hai
wo nuskha-ha-e-nadir-o-nayab kya hue
har kucha shoala-zar hai har shahr qatl-gah
yak-jahti-e-hayat ke aadab kya hue


sahra-e-tirgi mein bhatakti hai zindagi
ubhre the jo ufuq pe wo mahtab kya hue
mujrim hun main agar to gunahgar tum bhi ho
ai rahbaran-e-qaum khata-kar tum bhi ho