tufani kashti

dariya chadhaw par hai
aur bojh naw par hai
pahna-e-ab sara
hai kuch ka ishaara


hosh-azma nazara
maujon ke munh mein kaf hai
ek shor har taraf hai
marg-afrin hai dhaara


aur dur hai kinara
koi nahin sahaara
tegh-azma hain lahren
teghen hain ya hain lahren


tauba hawa ki tezi
mauj-e-fana ki tezi
hai kis bala ki tezi
tadbir-e-nakhuda kya


chappu ka aasra kya
girdab pad rahe hain
kashti se lad rahe hain
takhte ukhad rahe hain


naghmon ka josh khamosh
sab naw-nosh khamosh
hai ye baraat kis ki
nau-shah aur baraati


laute hain le ke doli
mayus hain nigahen
raqsan labon pe aahen
doli mein hur paikar


kya kanpti hai tharthar
lekin hai muhr lab par
dulha ke sar pe sahra
lekin udas chehra


ishrat ki aarzu thi
ulfat ki justuju thi
ummid ru-ba-ru thi
ye inqalab kya hai


aaghosh-e-marg wa hai
afsos ya-ilahi
kya aa gai tabahi
qismat ki kam nigahi


dil sard ho rahe hain
rukh zard ho rahe hain
is mahshar-e-bala mein
is lahja-e-fana mein


is sail-e-baad-pa mein
sab ahl-e-yas gum hain
hosh-o-hawas gum hain
kuchh mahw hain dua mein


kuchh nala-o-buka mein
kuchh shikwa-e-khuda mein
baithi hai ek bewa
hai sabr jis ka shewa


dil hath se dabae
bachcha gale lagae
tir-e-umid khae
ye bap ki nishani


sarmaya-e-jawani
ek din jawan hoga
amman ka man hoga
haq mehrban hoga


ek naujawan bad-akhtar
bhaga hai ghar se lad kar
chhode the bap-man bhi
biwi bhi aur makan bhi


ab chhodta hai jaan bhi
ai kash main na aata
ai kash laut jata
ai tab-e-khud-sar afsos


ai taish tujh par afsos
afsos yaksar afsos
ye dew-zad maujen
ye nau-nihad maujen


aaya phir ek rela
kashti bani hai tinka
bas ho chala safaya
tadbir ro rahi hai


taqdir so rahi hai
mallah tair nikle
dariya mein pair nikle
afsos ghair nikle


tufan-e-gham baha hai
fariyaad ki sada hai
hai kaun jo sanbhaale
kashti tere hawale


yarab tu hi bacha le
ai naw ke khawayya
lag jae par nayya
bandon ka tu khuda hai


aur tu hi nakhuda hai
tera hi aasra hai