dillii tirii Chaaon
— Fahmida Riaz
Dillee! tiree Chaaon baDee qahree
Miree puuree kaayaa pighal rahi
Mujhe gale lagaa kar galee galee
Dheere se kahe'' too kaun hai ree?''
Main kaun hoon maan tiree jaa.ee hoon
Par bhes na.e se aa.ee hoon
Main ramtee pahunchee apnon tak
Par priit paraa.ee laa.ee hoon
Taareekh kee ghor guphaaon men
Shaayad paa.e pahchaan miree
Thaa biij men des kaa pyaar ghulaa
Pardes men kya kya bel chaDhee
Nas nas men lahoo to teraa hai
Par aansoo mere apne hain
HonTon par rahi tiree bolee
Par nain men sindh ke sapne hain
Man maaTee jamunaa ghaaT kee thee
Par samajh zaraa us kee dhaDkan
Is men kaaroonjhar kee siskee
Is men ho ke Daaltaa chaltan!
Tire aangan meeThaa kuaan hanse
Kyaa phal paa.e miraa man rogee
Ik riit nagar se moh miraa
Baste hain jahaan pyaase jogee
Tiraa mujh se kokh kaa naata hai
Mire man kee piiDaa jaan zaraa
Vo ruup dikhaa.oon tujhe kaise
Jis par sab tan man vaar diyaa
Kyaa giit hain wo koh-yaaron ke
Kyaa ghaa.il un kee baanee hai
Kyaa laaj rangee wo phaTee chaadar
Jo tharkee tapat ne taanee hai
Vo ghaav ghaav tan un ke
Par nas nas men agnee dahkee
Vo baaT ghiree sangeenon se
Aur jhapaT shikaaree kutton kee
Hain jin ke haath par angaare
Main un banjaaron kee cheeree
Maan un ke aage kos kaDe
Aur sar pe kaDaktee do-pahree
Main bandee baandhoon kee baandee
Vo bandee-khaane toDenge
Hai jin haathon men haath diyaa
So saaree salaakhen moDenge
Too sadaa suhaagan ho maan rii!
Mujhe apnee tod nibhaanaa hai
Ree dillee chhoo kar charan tire
Mujh ko vaapas muD jaanaa hai
Dilli! teri chhanw baDi qahri
Meri puri kaya pighal rahi
Mujhe gale laga kar gali gali
Dhire se kahe tu kaun hai ri?
Main kaun hun man teri jai hun
Par bhes nae se aai hun
Main ramti pahunchi apnon tak
Par prit parai lai hun
TariKH ki ghor guphaon mein
Shayad pae pahchan meri
Tha bij mein des ka pyar ghula
Pardes mein kya kya bel chaDhi
Nas nas mein lahu to tera hai
Par aansu mere apne hain
HonTon par rahi teri boli
Par nain mein sindh ke sapne hain
Man maTi jamuna ghaT ki thi
Par samajh zara us ki dhaDkan
Is mein karunjhar ki siski
Is mein ho ke Dalta chaltan!
Tere aangan miTha kuan hanse
Kya phal pae mera man rogi
Ek rit nagar se moh mera
Baste hain jahan pyase jogi
Tera mujh se kokh ka nata hai
Mere man ki piDa jaan zara
Wo rup dikhaun tujhe kaise
Jis par sab tan man war diya
Kya git hain wo koh-yaron ke
Kya ghail un ki bani hai
Kya laj rangi wo phaTi chadar
Jo tharki tapat ne tani hai
Wo ghaw ghaw tan un ke
Par nas nas mein agni dahki
Wo baT ghiri sanginon se
Aur jhapaT shikari kutton ki
Hain jin ke hath par angare
Main un banjaron ki chiri
Man un ke aage kos kaDe
Aur sar pe kaDakti do-pahri
Main bandi bandhun ki bandi
Wo bandi-KHane toDenge
Hai jin hathon mein hath diya
So sari salaKHen moDenge
Tu sada suhagan ho man ri!
Mujhe apni tod nibhana hai
Ri dilli chhu kar charan tere
Mujh ko wapas muD jaana hai