Kaifi Azmi
ye andheri raat ye saari faza soi hui
patti patti manzar-e-khamosh men khoi hui
maujzan hai bahr-e-zulmat tirgi ka josh hai
shaam hi se aaj qindil-e-falak khamosh hai
chand taare hain bhi to be-nur pathrae hue
jaise baasi haar men hon phuul kumhlae hue
khap gaya hai yuun ghata men chandni ka saaf rang
jis tarah mayusiyon men dab ke rah jaae umang
umdi hai kaali ghata duniya dubone ke liye
ya chali hai baal khole raand rone ke liye
jitni hai gunjan basti utni hi viran hai
har gali khamosh hai har rasta sunsan hai
ik makan se bhi makin ki kuchh khabar milti nahin
chilmanen uthti nahin zanjir-e-dar hilti nahin
so rahe hain mast-o-be-khud ghar ke kul pir-o-javan
ho gai hain band husn-o-ishq men sargoshiyan
haan magar ik samt ik goshe men koi nauhagar
le rahi hai karvaton par karvaten dil thaam kar
dil sambhalta hi nahin hai sina-e-sad-chak men
phuul sa chehra ata hai bevgi ki khaak men
ud chali hai rang-e-rukh ban kar hayat-e-mustaar
ho raha hai qalb-e-murda men javani ka fishar
hasraten dam todti hain yaas ki aghosh men
saikdon shikve machalte hain lab-e-khamosh men
umr amada nahin murda-parasti ke liye
baar hai ye zinda mayyat dosh-e-hasti ke liye
chahti hai laakh qaabu dil pe paati hi nahin
hae-re zalim javani bas men aati hi nahin
tharthara kar girti hai jab suune bistar par nazar
le ke ik karvat patak deti hai vo takiya pe sir
jab khanak uthti hain soti ladkiyon ki chudiyan
aah ban kar uthne lagta hai kaleja se dhuan
ho gai beva ki khatir niind bhi jaise haram
mukhtasar sa ahd-e-vaslat de gaya soz-e-davam
dopahar ki chhanv daur-e-shadmani ho gaya
pyaas bhi bujhne na paai khatm paani ho gaya
le rahi hai karvaton par karvaten ba-iztirar
aag men paara hai ya bistar pe jism-e-be-qarar
pad gai ik aah kar ke ro ke uth baithi kabhi
ungliyon men le ke zulf-e-kham-ba-kham ainthi kabhi
aa ke honton par kabhi mayus aahen tham gaiin
aur kabhi suuni kalai par nigahen jam gaiin
itni duniya men kahin apni jagah paati nahin
yaas is had ki ki shauhar ki bhi yaad aati nahin
aa rahe hain yaad paiham saas nandon ke suluk
phat raha hai gham se siina uth rahi hai dil men huuk
apni maan bahnon ka bhi ankhen churana yaad hai
aisi duniya men kisi ka chhod jaana yaad hai
baghban to qabr men hai kaun ab dekhe bahar
khud usi ko tiir us ke karne vaale hain shikar
jab nazar aata nahin deta koi bekas ka saath
zahr ki shishi ki janib khud-ba-khud badhta hai haath
dil tadap kar kah raha hai jald is duniya ko chhod
chudiyan todin to phir zanjir-e-hasti ko bhi tod
dam agar nikla to khoi zindagi mil jaegi
ye nahin to khair tanha qabr hi mil jaegi
vaan tujhe zillat ki nazron se na dekhega koi
chahe hansna chahe rona phir na rokega koi
vaan sab ahl-e-dard hain sab sahab-e-insaf hain
rahbar aage ja chuka rahen bhi teri saaf hain
dil inhin baton men uljha tha ki dam ghabra gaya
haath le kar zahr ki shishi labon tak aa gaya
tilmilati aankh jhapkati jhijakti hanpti
pi gai kul zahr akhir thartharati kanpti
maut ne jhatka diya kul uzv dhile ho gae
saans ukhdi, nabz dubi, hont niile ho gae
aankh jhapki ashk tapka hichki aai kho gai
maut ki aghosh men ik aah bhar kar so gai
aur kar ik aah sulge hind ki rasmon ka daam
ai javana-marg beva tujh pe ‘kaifi’ ka salam
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