ab kis kaa jashn manaate ho us des kaa jo taqseem huaa
ab kis ke geet sunaate ho us tan-man kaa jo do-neem huaa
us Khvaab kaa jo rezaa rezaa un aaNkhon ki taqadir huaa
us naam kaa jo TukaDaa TukaDaa galiyon men be-tauqir huaa
us parcham kaa jis ki hurmat baazaaron men nilaam hu_i
us miTTi kaa jis ki hurmat mansuub uduu ke naam hu_i
us jang ko jo tum haar chuke us rasm kaa jo jaari bhi nahin
us zaKhm kaa jo sine pe na thaa us jaan kaa jo vaari bhi nahin
us Khuun kaa jo bad_qismat thaa raahon men bahaayaa tan men rahaa
us phuul kaa jo beqimat thaa aaNgan men khilaa yaa ban men rahaa
us mashriq kaa jis ko tum ne neze ki ani marham samajhaa
us maGarib kaa jis ko tum ne jitana bhi luuTaa kam samajhaa
un maasuumon kaa jin ke lahuu se tum ne farozaaN raaten kin
yaa un mazaluumon kaa jis se Khanjar ki zubaaN men baaten kin
us mariyam kaa jis ki iffat luTati hai bhare baazaaron men
us isaa kaa jo qaatil hai aur shaamil hai Gam_Khvaaron men
in nauhaagaron kaa jin ne hamen Khud qatl kiyaa Khud rote hain
aise bhi kahin dam_saaz hue aise jallaad bhi hote hain
un bhuuke nange DhaaNchon kaa jo raqs sar-e-baazaar karen
yaa un zaalim qazzaaqon kaa jo bhes badal kar vaar karen
yaa un JhuuTe iqaraaron kaa jo aaj talak aifaa na hue
yaa un bebas laachaaron kaa jo aur bhi dukh kaa nishaanaa hue
is shaahi kaa jo dast-ba-dast aa_i hai tumhaare hisse men
kyon nang-e-vatan ki baat karo kyaa rakhaa hai is qisse men
aaNkhon men chhupaaye ashkon ko honThon men vafaa ke bol liye
is jashn men bhi shaamil huuN nauhon se bharaa kashkol liye
Ahmad faraz
Writer