ye saanp aaj jo phan uthae
mire raste men khada hai
pada tha qadam chand par mera jis din
usi din ise maar daala tha main ne
ukhade the sab daant kuchla tha sar bhi
marodi thi dum tod di thi kamar bhi
magar chand se jhuk ke dekha jo main ne
to dum is ki hilne lagi thi
ye kuchh rengne bhi laga tha
ye kuchh rengta kuchh ghisatta hua
purane shivale ki janib chala
jahan duudh is ko pilaya gaya
padhe panditon ne kai mantar aise
ye kam-bakht phir se jilaya gaya
shivale se nikla vo phunkarta
rag-e-arz par dank sa marta
badha main ki ik baar phir sar kuchal duun
ise bhari qadmon se apne masal duun
qarib ek viran masjid thii, masjid men
ye ja chhupa
jahan is ko petrol se ghusl de kar
hasin ek taaviz gardan men daala gaya
hua jitna sadiyon men insan buland
ye kuchh us se uncha uchhala gaya
uchhal ke ye girja ki dahliz par ja gira
jahan is ko sone ki kechul pahnai gai
salib ek chandi ki siine pe us ke sajai gai
diya jis ne duniya ko paigham-e-amn
usi ke hayat-afrin naam par
use jang-bazi sikhai gai
bamon ka gulu-band gardan men daala
aur is dhaj se maidan men us ko nikala
pada us ka dharti pe saaya
to dharti ki raftar rukne lagi
andhera andhera zamin se
falak tak andhera
jabin chand taron ki jhukne lagi
hui jab se science zar ki mutia
jo tha alam ka e’tibar uth gaya
aur is saanp ko zindagi mil gai
ise ham ne zahhak ke bhari kandhe pe dekha tha ik din
ye hindu nahin hai musalman nahin
ye donon ka maghz aur khuun chatta hai
bane jab ye hindu musalman insan
usi din ye kam-bakht mar jaega
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