Ismail Merathi
ik musafir apni dhun men tha ravan
us ko in donon ne taaka na-gahan
ho gae aapas men tai qaul-o-qarar
jo labada le musafir ka utaar
bas usi ke naam ka danka baje
sar pe dastar-e-fazilat vo saje
phir to andhi ban ke chal nikli hava
aisi biphri kar diya tufan bapa
unche unche ped tharrane lage
jhok se jhokon ki charrane lage
naunihalon ki kamar bal kha gai
phuul patton par qayamat aa gai
kaanp uthe us dasht ke kul vahsh o tair
mangte the apne apne dam ki khair
ho gaya daman-e-sahra gard-bard
ghir gaya aafat men vo sahra-navard
chahti thi luun libade ko uchak
muddai ko duun sar-e-maidan zak
jab hava leti thi chakkar men lapet
baith jaata tha vo daman ko samet
sina-zori se na chori se dari
kar saki lekin na kuchh gharat-gari
bandh li kas kar musafir ne kamar
ta hava ka ho na kapdon men guzar
thak gai akhir na us ka bas chala
tal gai sar se musafir ke bala
ab thama jhakkad to nikla aftab
ru-e-nurani se sarkai naqab
tamkanat chehre se us ke ashkar
chaal men ik burd-bari aur vaqar
vo hava ki si na thi yaan dhum-dham
kar raha tha chupke chupke apna kaam
dhimi dhimi kirnen chamkane laga
rafta rafta sab ko garmane laga
us musafir ko pasina aa gaya
khol daale band ji ghabra gaya
aur aage ko badha to dhuup se
tan-badan men kuchh patange se lage
ab libade ko liya kandhe pe daal
badli yuun naubat ba naubat chal-dhal
jab chadha khurshid samt-u-rras par
baith kar saae men phir to ghaas par
duur phenka us libade ko utaar
vah-re suraj liya maidan maar
tezi-o-tundi ke girvida hain sab
kamyabi ka magar hai aur dhab
us ka gur hai narmi o ahistagi
sar-kashi ki rag usi se hai dabi
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