Ahmad Faraz
ab mire dusre baazu pe vo shamshir hai jo
is se pahle bhi mira nisf badan kaat chuki
usi banduq ki naali hai miri samt ki jo
is se pahle miri shah-rag ka lahu chaat chuki
phir vahi aag dar aai hai miri galiyon men
phir mire shahr men barud ki bu phaili hai
phir se ”tu kaun hai main kaun hun” aapas men saval
phir vahi soch miyan-e-man-o-tu phaili hai
miri basti se pare bhi mire dushman honge
par yahan kab koi aghyar ka lashkar utra
ashna haath hi aksar miri janib lapke
mere siine men sada apna hi khanjar utra
phir vahi khauf ki divar tazabzub ki faza
phir vahi aam huiin ahl-e-riya ki baten
naara-e-hubb-e-vatan mal-e-tijarat ki tarah
jins-e-arzan ki tarah din-e-khuda ki baten
is se pahle bhi to aisi hi ghadi aai thi
subh-e-vahshat ki tarah sham-e-ghariban ki tarah
is se pahle bhi to paiman-e-vafa tuute the
shisha-e-dil ki tarah aina-e-jan ki tarah
phir kahan ahmarin honton pe duaon ke diye
phir kahan shabnamin chehron pe rifaqat ki rida
sandalin paanv se mastana-ravi ruuth gai
marmarin hathon pe jal-bujh gaya angar-e-hina
dil-nashin ankhon men furqat-zada kajal roya
shakh-e-bazu ke liye zulf ka badal roya
misl-e-pairahan-e-gul phir se badan chaak hue
jaise apnon ki kamanon men hon aghyar ke tiir
is se pahle bhi hua chand mohabbat ka do-nim
nok-e-dashna se khichi thi miri dharti pe lakir
aaj aisa nahin aisa nahin hone dena
ai mire sokhta-jano mire piyare logo
ab ke gar zalzale aae to qayamat hogi
mere dil-gir mire dard ke maare logo
kisi ghasib kisi zalim kisi qatil ke liye
khud ko taqsim na karna mire saare logo
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