yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
vo is vaadi ki shahzadi thi aur shahana rahti thi
kanval ka phuul thi sansar se begana rahti thi
nazar se duur misl-e-nikhat-e-mastana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan rehana rahti thi
inhi sahraon men vo apne galle ko charati thi
inhin chashmon pe vo har roz munh dhone ko aati thi
inhi tilon ke daman men vo azadana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
khajuron ke tale vo jo khandar se jhilmilate hain
ye sab ‘rehana’ ke maasum afsane sunate hain
vo in khandaron men ik din surat-e-afsana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
mire hamdam ye nakhlistan ik din us ka maskan tha
isi ke kharmai-e-aghosh men us ka nasheman tha
isi shadab vaadi men vo be-bakana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
ye phulon ki hasin abadiyan kashana thiin us ka
vo ik but thi ye saari vadiyan but-khana thiin us ka
vo is firdaus-e-vajd-o-raqs men mastana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
tabahi ki hava is khak-e-rangin tak na aai thi
ye vo khitta tha jis men nau-baharon ki khudai thi
vo is khitte men misl-e-sabza-e-begana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
isi virana men ik din bahishten lahlahati thiin
ghataen ghir ke aati thiin havaen muskurati thiin
ki vo ban kar bahar-e-jannat-e-virana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
ye virana guzar jis men nahin hai karvanon ka
jahan milta nahin nam-o-nishan tak sarbanon ka
isi virane men ik din miri ‘rehana’ rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
yahin abad thi ik din mire afkar ki malka
mire jazbat ki devi mire ashar ki malka
vo malka jo ba-rang-e-azmat-e-shahana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan rehana rahti thi
saba shakhon men nakhlistan ki jis dam sarsarati hai
mujhe har lahr se ‘rehana’ ki avaz aati hai
yahin ‘rehana’ rahti hai yahin ‘rehana’ rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
fazaen gunjti hain ab bhi un vahshi taranon se
suno avaz si aati hai un khaki chatanon se
ki jin men vo ba-rang-e-naghma-e-begana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
mire hamdam junun-e-shauq ka izhar karne de
mujhe us dasht ki ik ik kali se pyaar karne de
jahan ik din vo misl-e-ghuncha-e-mastana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
ba-rabb-e-kaba us ki yaad men umren ganva dunga
main us vaadi ke zarre zarre par sajde bichha dunga
jahan vo jan-e-kaaba azmat-e-but-khana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
vo is tiile par akasr ashiqana giit gaati thi
purane surmaon ke fasane gungunati thi
yahin par muntazir meri vo betabana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
khajuron ke hasin saae zamin par lahlahate the
sitare jagmagate the shagufe khilkhilate the
fazaen muntashir ik nikhat-e-mastana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
yahin basti thi ai hamdam mire ruman ki basti
mire afsanon ki duniya mire vijdan ki basti
yahin ‘rehana’ basti thi yahin ‘rehana’ basti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
shamim-e-zulf se us ki mahak jaati thi kul vaadi
nigah-e-mast se us ki bahak jaati thi kul vaadi
havaen par-fishan ruh-e-mai-o-mai-khana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
vo gesu-e-pareshan ya ghataen raqs karti thiin
fazaen vajd karti thiin havaen raqs karti thiin
vo is firdaus-e-vajd-o-raqs men mastana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
gudaz-e-ishq se labrez tha qalb-e-hazin us ka
magar aina-dar-e-sharm tha ru-e-hasin is ka
khamoshi men chhupae naghma-e-mastana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
use phulon ne meri yaad men betab dekha hai
sitaron ki nazar ne raat bhar be-khvab dekha hai
vo sham-e-husn thi par surat-e-parvana rahti thi
yahi vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
yahin ham-rang-e-gul-ha-e-hasin rahti thi ‘rehana’
misal-hur-e-firdaus-e-barin rahti thi ‘rehana’
yahin ‘rehana’ rahti thi yahin ‘rehana’ rahti thi
yahin vaadi hai vo hamdam jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
payam dard-e-dil ‘akhtar’ diye jaata huun vaadi ko
salam-e-rukhsat-e-ghamgin kiye jaata huun vaadi ko
salam ai vadi-e-viran jahan ‘rehana’ rahti thi
Leave a Reply