sarhaden
— Ahmad Faraz
Kis se Darte ho ki sab log tumhaaree hee tarah
Ek se hain vahee aankhen vahee chehre vahee dil
Kis pe shak karte ho jitne bhee musaafir hain yahaan
Ek hee sab kaa qabeela vahee paikar vahee gil
Ham to wo the ki mohabbat tha vateera jin kaa
Pyaar se miltaa to dushman ke bhee ho jaate the
Is tavaqqo.a pe ki shaayad koi mehmaan aa jaa.e
Ghar ke darvaaze khule chhoD ke so jaate the
Ham to aa.e the ki dekhenge tumhaare qarye
Vo dar-o-baam ki taareekh ke soorat-gar hain
Vo areene wo masaajid wo kaleesaa wo mahal
Aur wo log jo har naqsh se afzal-tar hain
Rome ke but hon ki paris kee ho monalisa
Keats kee qabr ho yaa turbat-e-firdausee ho
Qartaba ho ki ajantaa ki mohanjodaDo
Deeda-e-shauq na mahroom-e-nazar-bosee ho
Kis ne dunya ko bhee daulat kee tarah baanTaa hai
Kis ne taqseem kiye hain ye asaase saare
Kis ne deevaar tafaavut kee uThaa.ee logo
Kyuun samundar ke kinaare pe hain pyaase saare
Kis se Darte ho ki sab log tumhaari hi tarah
Ek se hain wahi aankhen wahi chehre wahi dil
Kis pe shak karte ho jitne bhi musafir hain yahan
Ek hi sab ka qabila wahi paikar wahi gil
Hum to wo the ki mohabbat tha watira jin ka
Pyar se milta to dushman ke bhi ho jate the
Is tawaqqoa pe ki shayad koi mehman aa jae
Ghar ke darwaze khule chhoD ke so jate the
Hum to aae the ki dekhenge tumhaare qarye
Wo dar-o-baam ki tariKH ke surat-gar hain
Wo arine wo masajid wo kalisa wo mahal
Aur wo log jo har naqsh se afzal-tar hain
Rome ke but hon ki paris ki ho monalisa
Keats ki qabr ho ya turbat-e-firdausi ho
Qartaba ho ki ajanta ki mohanjodaDo
Dida-e-shauq na mahrum-e-nazar-bosi ho
Kis ne duniya ko bhi daulat ki tarah banTa hai
Kis ne taqsim kiye hain ye asase sare
Kis ne diwar tafawut ki uThai logo
Kyun samundar ke kinare pe hain pyase sare