lahu pukarta hai
har taraf pukarta hai
sahar ho, shaam ho, khamoshi ho ki hangama
julus-e-gham ho ki bazm-e-nashat-arai
lahu pukarta hai
lahu pukarta hai jaise khushk sahra men
pukara karte the paighambaran-e-israil
zamin ke siine se aur astin-e-qatil se
gulu-e-kushta se behis zaban-e-khanjar se
sada lapakti hai har samt harf-e-haq ki tarah
magar vo kaan jo bahre hain sun nahin sakte
magar vo qalb jo sangin hain hil nahin sakte
ki un men ahl-e-havas ki sada ka siisa hai
vo jhukte rahte hain lab-ha-e-iqtidar ki samt
vo sunte rahte hain bas hukm-e-hakiman-e-jahan
tavaf karte hain arbab-e-gir-o-dar ke gird
magar lahu to hai be-bak o sarkash o chalak
ye shoala mai ke piyale men jaag uthta hai
libas-e-atlas-o-diba men sarsarata hai
ye damanon ko pakadta hai shah-rahon men
khada hua nazar aata hai dad-gahon men
zamin samet na paegi us ki banhon men
chhalak rahe hain samundar sarak rahe hain pahad
lahu pukar raha hai lahu pukarega
ye vo sada hai jise qatl kar nahin sakte
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