Liaqat Jafri
kisi girdab ki phenki paḌi hai
lab-e-sahil jo ik kashti paḌi hai
haqiqat men vahi sidhi paḌi hai
mujhe ik chaal jo ulTi paḌi hai
safar uljha diye hain us ne saare
mire pairon men jo tezi paḌi hai
vo hangama guzar jaata udhar se
magar raste men ḳhamoshi paḌi hai
mire kanon ki zad par hain manazir
miri ankhon men sargoshi paḌi hai
hua hai qatl bedari ka jab se
ye basti raat din soi paḌi hai
ye misra main adhura chhoḌta huun
mire baste men ik taḳhti paḌi hai
patang kaTne ka baa.is aur hai kuchh
agarche Dor bhi uljhi paḌi hai
zara koyal ka pinjra khul gaya tha
abhi tak ḳhauf se sahmi paḌi hai
mukammal ek duniya aur bhi hai
jo ik duniya ki an-dekhi paḌi hai
baḌi banjar thi ye kheti ‘liyaqat’
magar kuchh roz se sinchi paḌi hai
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