maan kaa khvaab main soii jo ik shab to dekhaa ye khvaab
— Allama Iqbal
Main soee jo ik shab to dekhaa ye khvaab
BaDhaa aur jis se miraa iztiraab
Ye dekhaa ki main jaa rahi hoon kaheen
Andheraa hai aur raah miltee nahin
Laraztaa tha Dar se miraa baal baal
Qadam kaa tha dahshat se uThnaa muhaal
Jo kuch hausla paa ke aage baDhee
To dekhaa qataar ek laDkon kee thee
Zamurrad see poshaak pahne hue
Diye sab ke haathon men jalte hue
Vo chup-chaap the aage peechhe ravaan
Khudaa jaane jaanaa tha un ko kahaan
Isee soch men thee ki meraa pisar
Mujhe is jamaa.at men aayaa nazar
Vo peechhe tha aur tez chaltaa na tha
Diyaa us ke haathon men jaltaa na tha
Kahaa main ne pahchaan kar meree jaan
Mujhe chhoD kar aa ga.e tum kahaan
Judaa.ee men rahtee hoon main be-qaraar
Pirotee hoon har roz ashkon ke haar
Na parvaa hamaaree zaraa tum ne kee
Ga.e chhoD achchhee wafa tum ne kee
Jo bachche ne dekhaa miraa pech-o-taab
Diyaa us ne munh pher kar yuun javaab
Rulaatee hai tujh ko judaa.ee miree
Naheen is men kuch bhee bhalaa.ee miree
Ye kah kar wo kuch der tak chup raha
Diyaa phir dikhaa kar ye kahne lagaa
Samajhtee hai too ho gaya kya ise?
Tire aan.suon ne bujhaayaa ise!
Main soi jo ek shab to dekha ye KHwab
BaDha aur jis se mera iztirab
Ye dekha ki main ja rahi hun kahin
Andhera hai aur rah milti nahin
Larazta tha Dar se mera baal baal
Qadam ka tha dahshat se uThna muhaal
Jo kuch hausla pa ke aage baDhi
To dekha qatar ek laDkon ki thi
Zamurrad si poshak pahne hue
Diye sab ke hathon mein jalte hue
Wo chup-chap the aage pichhe rawan
KHuda jaane jaana tha un ko kahan
Isi soch mein thi ki mera pisar
Mujhe is jamaat mein aaya nazar
Wo pichhe tha aur tez chalta na tha
Diya us ke hathon mein jalta na tha
Kaha main ne pahchan kar meri jaan
Mujhe chhoD kar aa gae tum kahan
Judai mein rahti hun main be-qarar
Piroti hun har roz ashkon ke haar
Na parwa hamari zara tum ne ki
Gae chhoD achchhi wafa tum ne ki
Jo bachche ne dekha mera pech-o-tab
Diya us ne munh pher kar yun jawab
Rulati hai tujh ko judai meri
Nahin is mein kuch bhi bhalai meri
Ye kah kar wo kuch der tak chup raha
Diya phir dikha kar ye kahne laga
Samajhti hai tu ho gaya kya ise?
Tere aansuon ne bujhaya ise!