Inqilabi Aurat

Fahmida Riaz

ranbhumi men ladte ladte main ne kitne saal

ik din jal men chhaya dekhi chatte ho gae baal

papad jaisi huiin haddiyan jalne lage hain daant

jagah jagah jhurriyon se bhar gai saare tan ki khaal

dekh ke apna haal hua phir us ko bahut malal

are main budhiya ho jaungi aaya na tha khayal

us ne socha

gar phir se mil jaae javani

jis ko likhte hain divani

aur mastani

jis men us ne inqalab laane ki thani

vahi javani

ab ki baar nahin dungi koi qurbani

bas la-haul padhungi aur nahin dungi koi qurbani

dil ne kaha

kis soch men hai ai pagal badhiya

kahan javani

yaani us ko guzre ab tak kaafi arsa biit chuka hai

ye khayal bhi der se aaya

bas ab ghar ja

budhiya ne kab us ki maani

halanki ab vo hai naani

zahir hai ab aur vo kar bhi kya sakti thi

asman par lekin taare ankh-micholi khel rahe the

raat ke panchhi bol rahe the

aur kahte the

ye shayad us ki aadat hai

ya shayad us ki fitrat hai