Shahnaz Nabi
khandar sa shahr
ghup tarik raton men
husain-ibn-e-ali ki yaad men matam-kunan
ro-ro ke kahta hai
husain! tuumi kothae?
mahabt-e-jang ki ye sarzamin
murshid ki ye basti
tarasti hai siraj-uddola ko har-pal
masajid men namazi chidiyan pabandi se aati hain
shikasta hain bhi to iman ka mehrabon se kya matlab
aqidon ko hai mimbar kya
ab in viran taqon men diyon ki kaun sochega
chalo, langar uthao
kuuch karna hai udhar ko ab
jahan koi andhere men yunhi matam-kunan hoga
na jaane kab giren lashen
lute kheme
udi chadar
na jaane kab kisi ne rakh diye hathiyar
kis ne zid men de di jaan
ye nauhe phir kisi din ke liye rakh do
ki tarikhen rulati hain
chalo paat aaen khandaq
mod den topen
utha kar phenk den jins-e-tijarat gahre paani men
vo sharten aaj manvalen
kabhi jin par siyahi pher di thi mir-‘jaafar’ ne
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