Ali Sardar Jafri
tirgi ke siyah-gharon se
shahparon ki sadaen aati hain
le ke jhonkon ki tez talvaren
thandi thandi havaen aati hain
barf ne jin pe dhaar rakkhi hai
ek maili dukan tiira o taar
ik charagh aur ek doshiza
ye bujhi si hai vo udaas sa hai
donon jadon ki lambi raton men
tirgi aur hava se ladte hain
tirgi uth rahi hai maidan se
fauj-dar-fauj badalon ki tarah
aur havaon ke haath hain gustakh
tode lete hain nanhe shole ko
noche lete hain maile anchal ko
ladki rah rah ke jism dhanpti hai
shola rah rah ke thar tharata hai
nangi budhi zamin kanpti hai
tirgi ab siyah-samundar hai
aur hava ho gai hai divani
ya to donon charagh gul honge
ya karenge vo shola-afshani
phunk dalenge tirgi ki mata
par mujhe e’timad hai in par
go gharib aur be-zaban se hain
donon hain aag donon hain shola
donon bijli ke khandan se hain
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