Naddi Naddi Ran paDte Hain Jab Se Naw Utari Hai

Ezaz Afzal

naddi naddi ran paḌte hain jab se naav utari hai

tufanon ke kas-bal dekhe ab mallah ki baari hai

niind ragon men dauḌ rahi hai por por bedari hai

jism bahut hassas hai lekin dil jazbat se aari hai

avazon ke paikar zaḳhmi lafzon ke but lahuluhan

karte hain iz.har-e-tafannun kahte hain fankari hai

manzil manzil paanv jama kar ham bhi chale the ham-safaro

ukhḌi ukhḌi chaal ka baa.is raah ki na-hamvari hai

aankh thakan ne kholi hai ya azm-e-safar ne karvaT li

par phaila kar baiThoge ya uḌne ki tayyari hai

sach kahte ho niiv men is ki TeḌhi koi iinT nahin

aḌi-tirchhi chhat ka baa.is ghar ki kaj-divari hai

kya kahiye kyuun aaj saron se zaḳhmon ka bojh uTh na saka

patthar the lekin halke the phuul hai lekin bhari hai

basti basti qarya qarya koson angan hai na munDer

zehn ḳharaba dil virana ghar a.asab pe taari hai

ek diya aur itna raushan jaise dahakta suraj ho

kahne vaale sach kahte hain raat bahut andhiyari hai