ham rivayat ki kohna sadiyon ke parbat tale
vo ghane sabz jangal hain jo
be-panah shakh-dar-shakh tabindagi
tazgi ke tamavvuj se sanvla ke
khud hi jhulas jaaen
aise jalen aise jalen
ki faqat duur tak koela koela hi dikhai de
aur tazgi ki numu
khaak se bhi gavahi na de
vo muqaddar ke achchhe
ki jin ko jalape ki muddat guzarne pe
un koelon ki jagah hiire moti mile
vo muqaddar ke achchhe
ki jin ki duaen zamin ki tahon men vahin
to kahin sona chandi banen
vo muqaddar ke achchhe
ki jin ke badan kholte khuun ke chashme the
ab bhi hain
paare ki kanon ki surat kahin
to kahin aise bhi sakht janon ke hain silsile ja-ba-ja
jin se faulad ka naam painda hai
vo jalan jo kabhi tazgi ke tamavvuj se paida hui
hai muqaddar ki tahrir aisi ki jis ki jalan ibtida
intiha bhi jalan
jalte rahne ka ye saneha bhi jalan
anjuman anjuman
chaudhvin-rat ke chand ne bhi kaha
bhigi barsat ke raad ne bhi kaha
tum vahi ho ki jin ko chatakhne ki mohlat bhi milti nahin
ab rivayat yahi hai
nibhao hanso
muskurao jalo
har ik zard chehra gulabi karo
har ik aankh ko arghavani karo
magar yaad rakkho
rivayat na tuute
tamavvuj ki har tazgi laakh jhulse
rivayat na tuute
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