saDkon Par Ek Sail-E-Bala Tha Logon Ka

Mohammad Ahmad

saḌkon par ik sail-e-bala tha logon ka

main tanha tha us men kya tha logon ka

duniya thi be-faiz rifaqat ki basti

jivan kya tha ik sahra tha logon ka

sud-o-ziyan ke mashkize par laḌte the

dil ka dariya suukh gaya tha logon ka

main pahuncha to mera naam faza men tha

hanste hanste rang uḌa tha logon ka

nafrat ki tahriren har su likkhi thiin

divaron pe rang chaḌha tha logon ka

main in ko vo mujh ko dekh ke Darte the

shahr-e-sitam tha ḳhauf baja tha logon ka

kuchh logon ne nafrat boi logon men

phir saḌkon par ḳhuun baha tha logon ka

hansna bhule hansi uḌana siikh liya

pahle kab ye rang hua tha logon ka

ab jo kahen to kis ko bavar aa.ega

mehr-o-muravvat taur raha tha logon ka

duniya men tha ‘ahmad’ duniya se aajiz

ḳhud ko ganva kar soch raha tha logon ka