jhulsii sii ik bastii men
— Ibn E Insha
Haan dekhaa kal ham ne us ko dekhne kaa jise armaan tha
Vo jo apne shahr se aage qarya-e-baagh-o-bahaaraan tha
Soch raha hoon jang se pahle, jhulsee see is bastee men
Kaisaa kaisaa ghar kaa maalik, kaisaa kaisaa mehmaan tha
Sab galiyon men taranjan the aur har taranjan men sakhiyaan thiin
Sab ke jee men aane vaalee kal kaa shauq-e-faraavaan tha
Melon Thelon baajon gaajon baaraaton kee dhoomen thiin
Aaj koi dekhe to samjhe, ye to sadaa bayaabaan tha
Chaaron jaanib ThanDe choolhe, ujDe ujDe aangan hain
Varna har ghar men the kamre, har kamre men saamaan tha
Ujlee aur pur-noor shabeehen roz namaaz ko aatee thiin
Masjid ke in taaqon men bhee kya kya diyaa farozaan tha
UjDee manDee, laaghar kutte, TuuTe khambe khaalee khet
Kyaa is nahr ke pul ke aage aisa shahr-e-khamoshaan tha
Aaj ki ik roTee kee khaatir card dikhaataa phirtaa hai
Puure kamp ko roTee de de aisa aisa dahqaan tha
Taab nahin har ek se poochhen baabaa tujh par kya guzree
Ek ko rok ke poochhaa ham ne, siina us kaa baryaan tha
Bolaa log to aa.en jaa.en bastee ko phir basnaa hai
Mere tinkon kee khaatir aayaa sara toofaan tha
Aag ke andar aur tapish hai, aag ke baahar aur hee aanch
Shaayad koi divaanaa hogaa be-shak chaak-girebaan tha
Han dekha kal hum ne us ko dekhne ka jise arman tha
Wo jo apne shahr se aage qarya-e-bagh-o-bahaaran tha
Soch raha hun jang se pahle, jhulsi si is basti mein
Kaisa kaisa ghar ka malik, kaisa kaisa mehman tha
Sab galiyon mein taranjan the aur har taranjan mein sakhiyan thin
Sab ke ji mein aane wali kal ka shauq-e-farawan tha
Melon Thelon bajon gajon baraaton ki dhumen thin
Aaj koi dekhe to samjhe, ye to sada bayaban tha
Chaaron jaanib ThanDe chulhe, ujDe ujDe aangan hain
Warna har ghar mein the kamre, har kamre mein saman tha
Ujli aur pur-nur shabihen roz namaz ko aati thin
Masjid ke in taqon mein bhi kya kya diya farozan tha
UjDi manDi, laghar kutte, TuTe khambe KHali khet
Kya is nahr ke pul ke aage aisa shahr-e-KHamoshan tha
Aaj ki ek roTi ki KHatir card dikhata phirta hai
Pure kamp ko roTi de de aisa aisa dahqan tha
Tab nahin har ek se puchhen baba tujh par kya guzri
Ek ko rok ke puchha hum ne, sina us ka baryan tha
Bola log to aaen jaen basti ko phir basna hai
Mere tinkon ki KHatir aaya sara tufan tha
Aag ke andar aur tapish hai, aag ke bahar aur hi aanch
Shayad koi diwana hoga be-shak chaak-gireban tha