kal washington shahr ki ham ne sair bahut ki yaar
guunj rahi thi sab duniya men jis ki jai-jai-kar
mulkon mulkon ham ghume the banjaron ki misl
lekin is ki saj-dhaj sach-much dil-daron ki misl
raushniyon ke rang bahen yuun rasta nazar na aae
man ki ankhon vaala bhi yaan andha ho ho jaae
unche baam charaghan raste rup-bhare bazar
jagti ankhon se dekha hai khvabon ka sansar
ek safed imarat jis ki nagar nagar men dhuum
andar duniya bhar ki kalak bahar se maasum
yahi safed imarat jis men bahut badi sarkar
yahin karen saudagar chhoti qaumon ka bevpar
yahin pe jadu-gar baitha jab kahin ki dor hilae
har basti nagasaki hiroshima ban jaae
isi imarat se kuchh duur hi ik kaali divar
logon ka mela aisa laga tha jaise koi tyauhar
is kaali divar pe kanda dekhe hazaron naam
un namon ke biich likha tha shohda-e-vietnam
as-pas to jama hua tha khilqat ka amboh
sab ki ankhon men sannata chehron par andoh
bekal bahnen ghayal maaen aur dukhi bevayen
sajan tum kis des sidhare sochen mahbubaen
apne pyaron dil-daron ka ojhal mukhda dhunden
is kaali divar pe un ke naam ka tukda dhunden
dilon men dukh ankhon men shabnam hathon men phuul uthae
is namon ke qabristan ka bhed koi kya paae
na turbat na katba koi na haddi na maas
phir bhi pagal nainan ko thi piya milan ki aas
kahin kahin is kaali sil par koi safed gulab
yuun be-tab pada tha jaise andhi aankh ka khvab
kanta ban kar sabhi ke dil men khatke ek saval
kis karan mitti men milae hiron jaise laal
Ho-chi-minh ke des men ham ne kya kya sitam na dhaae
us ke jiyale to azadi ka suraj le aae
lekin itne chand ganva kar ham ne bhala kya paaya
ham bad-qismat aise jin ko dhuup mili na saaya
mukh moti de kar hasil ki ye kaali divar
ye kaali divar jo hai bas ik khali divar
ye kaali divar jo hai namon ka qabristan
washington ke shahr men dafn hain kis kis ke arman
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