nayaa saal
— Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Raat kee uDtee huee raakh se bojhal hai naseem
Yuun asaa Tek ke chaltee hai ki rahm aataa hai
Saans letee hai darakhton kaa sahaaraa le kar
Aur jab us ke libaade se lipaT kar koi
Patta girtaa hai to patthar saa luDhak jaataa hai
Shaakhen haathon men liye kitnee adhooree kaliyaan
Maangtee hain faqat ik narm see jumbish kee duaa
Aisaa chup-chaap hai sanvlaa.ee huee sub.h men shahr
Jaise maabad kisee murjhaa.e hue maz.hab kaa
Sar pe apnee hee shikaston ko uThaa.e hue log
Ik doraahe pe girohon men khaDe hain tanhaa
Yak-ba-yak faasle taanbe kee tarah bajne lage
Qadam uThte hain to zarre bhee sadaa dene lage
Dard ke pairhan-e-chaak se jhaanko to zaraa
Murda suraj pe laTakte hue maile baadal
Kisee toofaan kee aamad kaa pataa dete hain!
Raat ki uDti hui rakh se bojhal hai nasim
Yun asa Tek ke chalti hai ki rahm aata hai
Sans leti hai daraKHton ka sahaara le kar
Aur jab us ke libaade se lipaT kar koi
Patta girta hai to patthar sa luDhak jata hai
ShaKHen hathon mein liye kitni adhuri kaliyan
Mangti hain faqat ek narm si jumbish ki dua
Aisa chup-chap hai sanwlai hui subh mein shahr
Jaise mabad kisi murjhae hue mazhab ka
Sar pe apni hi shikaston ko uThae hue log
Ek dorahe pe girohon mein khaDe hain tanha
Yak-ba-yak fasle tanbe ki tarah bajne lage
Qadam uThte hain to zarre bhi sada dene lage
Dard ke pairhan-e-chaak se jhanko to zara
Murda suraj pe laTakte hue maile baadal
Kisi tufan ki aamad ka pata dete hain!