gumnaam sipaahii ki qabr par

Iftikhar Arif

Sipaahee aaj bhee koi nahin aayaa Kisee ne phuul hee bheje Na bastee ke gharon se aashnaa geeton kee aavaazen sunaa.ee den Na parcham koi lahraayaa Sipaahee! shaam hone aa.ee aur koi nahin aayaa Fanaa kee khandaqon ko jaan de kar paar kar jaanaa baDee baat Jahaan jiine kee khaatir mar rahe hon log us bastee men mar jaanaa baDee baat Magar pal bhar ko ye sochaa to hota Tumhaare ba.ad ghar kee muntazir dahleez ko jaage hue dil kee nishaanee kaun degaa Havaaon se ulajhtee raushnee ko aitbaar-e-kaamraanee kaun degaa Dar-o-deevaar se lipTee huee belon ko paanee kaun degaa Sipahi aaj bhi koi nahin aaya Kisi ne phul hi bheje Na basti ke gharon se aashna giton ki aawazen sunai den Na parcham koi lahraya Sipahi! sham hone aai aur koi nahin aaya Fana ki KHandaqon ko jaan de kar par kar jaana baDi baat Jahan jine ki KHatir mar rahe hon log us basti mein mar jaana baDi baat Magar pal bhar ko ye socha to hota Tumhaare baad ghar ki muntazir dahliz ko jage hue dil ki nishani kaun dega Hawaon se ulajhti raushni ko e'tibar-e-kaamrani kaun dega Dar-o-diwar se lipTi hui belon ko pani kaun dega