shaayaan e zindagii na the ham mo atabar na the

Akhtar Hoshiyarpuri

Shaayaan-e-zindagee na the ham mo'atabar na the Haan kam-nazar the itne magar kam-nazar na the Ab ke baras jo phuul khilaa kaaghzee hee thaa Ab ke to duur duur kaheen barg-e-tar na the Har phuul ek zakhm thaa har shaakh ek laash Goyaa ki raah men thiin saleeben shajar na the Baadal uThe to ret ke zarre baras paDe Ham ko bhigo ga.e hain wo daaman jo tar na the Kahte the ek joo-e-ravaan hai chaman chaman Dekhaa to bastiyon ke kinaare bhee tar na the Takraa ke sar ko apnaa lahoo aap chaaTte Achchhaa huaa ki dasht men deevaar-o-dar na the Dariyaa kaa siina chiir ke ubhre jo sat.h par Daaman men sang-reze the 'akhtar' guhar na the