ek aur mashvara
— Amjad Islam Amjad
Bastiyaan hon kaisee bhee pastiyaan hon jaisee bhee
Har tarah kee zulmat ko raushnee kahaa jaa.e
Khaak Daalen manzil par bhuul jaa.en saahil ko
Rukh jidhar ho paanee kaa us taraf bahaa jaa.e
Mulk bech Daalen yaa aabroo rakhen girvee
Jaisaa hukm-e-haakim ho us tarah kiyaa jaa.e
Shor men sadaaon ke ajnabee havaaon ke
Kaun sunne vaalaa hai? kis se ab kahaa jaa.e!
Guftugoo pe pahre hain har taraf kaTahre hain
Raaste muayyan hain har qadam pe likkhaa hai
Kis jagah pe ruknaa hai! kis taraf chalaa jaa.e
Dil kee baat kahne kaa ik yahee tareeqa hai
Chhup ke saaree dunya se ab gharon ke konon men
Aap hee sunaa jaa.e aap hee kahaa jaa.e
Bastiyan hon kaisi bhi pastiyan hon jaisi bhi
Har tarah ki zulmat ko raushni kaha jae
KHak Dalen manzil par bhul jaen sahil ko
RuKH jidhar ho pani ka us taraf baha jae
Mulk bech Dalen ya aabru rakhen girwi
Jaisa hukm-e-hakim ho us tarah kiya jae
Shor mein sadaon ke ajnabi hawaon ke
Kaun sunne wala hai? kis se ab kaha jae!
Guftugu pe pahre hain har taraf kaTahre hain
Raste muayyan hain har qadam pe likkha hai
Kis jagah pe rukna hai! kis taraf chala jae
Dil ki baat kahne ka ek yahi tariqa hai
Chhup ke sari duniya se ab gharon ke konon mein
Aap hi suna jae aap hi kaha jae