ek savaal
— Ali Sardar Jafri
Ma.aloom nahin zehn kee parvaaz kee zad men
Sarsabz umeedon kaa chaman hai ki nahin hai
Lekin ye bataa waqt kaa bahtaa huaa dhaaraa
Toofaan-gar o koh-shikan hai ki nahin hai
Sarmaa.e ke simTe hue honTon kaa tabassum
Mazdoor ke chehre kee thakan hai ki nahin
Vo zer-e-ufuq sub.h kee halkee see sapedee
Dhalte hue taaron kaa kafan hai ki nahin hai
Peshaanee-e-aflaas se jo phuuT rahi hai
UThte hue suraj kee kiran hai ki nahin hai
Malum nahin zehn ki parwaz ki zad mein
Sarsabz umidon ka chaman hai ki nahin hai
Lekin ye bata waqt ka bahta hua dhaara
Tufan-gar o koh-shikan hai ki nahin hai
Sarmae ke simTe hue honTon ka tabassum
Mazdur ke chehre ki thakan hai ki nahin
Wo zer-e-ufuq subh ki halki si sapedi
Dhalte hue taron ka kafan hai ki nahin hai
Peshani-e-aflas se jo phuT rahi hai
UThte hue suraj ki kiran hai ki nahin hai