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sarishk-e-khun rukh-e-mazmun pe chalta hai to ek rasta

nikalta hai
nadi dariya pe tham jae

lahu nuqte pe jam jae to unwan-e-safar thahre
usi raste pe sarkash raushni taron mein dhalti hai

usi nuqte ki suli par payambar baat karte hain
mujhe chalna nahin aata

shab-e-sakin ki khana-zad taswiro gawahi do
fasil-e-subh-e-mumkin par mujhe chalna nahin aata

mere chashmon mein shor-e-ab yakja bar-shakali hai
nadi maqruz baadal ki

mera dariya sawali hai
rag-e-harf-e-zubun mein jo charagh-e-khun safar mein hai

abhi us nuqta-e-akhir ke zine tak nahin aata
jahan jallad ka ghar hai

jahan diwar-e-subh-e-zat ke rakhne se nigah-e-khashmagin
barud ki chashmak daraati hai

jahan suli ke mimbar par payambar baat karte hain
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ab in baaton ke sikke jeb ke andar khanakte hain ki jin par
qasr-e-shahi ke manazir

aslaha-khanon se jari hukm kunda hain
bhare bazar mein tifl-e-tahi-kisa pareshan hai ki us ke panw

taksalon ke raste se abhi na-ashna hain
aur us ka bap gunga hai

nadi ruk ruk ke chalti hai
takallum rehn rakhne se safar aasan nahin hota

hua paspa jahan pani
jahan maujon ne zanjir-e-wafa pahni sipar girdab ki rakh di

alam rakhe qalam rakhe
khafa baadal ne jin payab dariyaon se munh moda

jahan taraj hai kheti
jahan qarya ujadta hai

tanab-e-rah katti hai kahin khema ukhadta hai
wahan se dur hai nadi

wahan se dur hai bachcha ki us ke panw
dariyaon ke raste se abhi na-ashna hain

aur us ka bap gunga hai
use chalna nahin aata

fasil-e-subh-e-mumkin par use chalna nahin aata
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sahar ke pas hain mansukh sharten sulh-name ki
saba dars-e-ziyan-amoz ki tafsil rakhti hai

kisi tamsil mein tum ho
kisi ijmal mein main hun

kahin qirtas khali ka wo be-unwan sahil hai
jahan aashuftagan-e-adl ne hathiyar dale hain

bahut zaten hain sadmon ki
kai hisse hain sine mein nafas gum-karda lamhe ke

kai tabqat hain din ke
kahin subh-e-mukafat-e-sukhan ke mantaqe mein tum muqayyad ho

kisi pichhle pahar ke sulh-name ki adalat mein
kadi sharton par apne dastakhat ke ru-ba-ru main hun

suno qirtas-e-khali ke sipar-andaz sahil se
hawa kya baat kahti hai

idhar us dusre sahil se jo mallah aaya hai
zaminen bechti basti se kya paigham laya hai

koi tazir ki dhamki
koi wada rihai ka

koi aansu
koi chhutti