Pachhtawa

Fahmida Riaz

khuda-e-har-do-jahan ne jab aadmi ko pahle-pahal saza di

bahisht se jab use nikala

to us ko bakhsha gaya ye sathi

ye aisa sathi hai jo hamesha hi aadmi ke qarin raha hai

tamam advar chhan daalo

rivayaton men hikayaton men

azal se tarikh kah rahi hai

ki aadmi ki jabin hamesha nadamaton se araq rahi hai

vo vaqt jab se ki aadmi ne

khuda ki jannat men shajr-e-mamnua chakh liya

aur

sarkashi ki

tabhi se is phal ka ye kasila zaiqa

aadmi ke kam-o-dahan men hir-phir ke aa raha hai

magar nadamat ke talkh se zaiqe se pahle gunah ki be-panah lazzat