shikast
— Iftikhar Arif
Zameen-e-sang se sooraj ugaane vaale haath
Kise khabar thee ki us shahr men qalam honge
Jahaan se parcham-e-dast-e-hunar buland huaa
Zameen aqeeda-e-fardaa se laala-rang huee
Ufuq sitaara-e-mehnat se arjmand huaa
Aur ab ke baar qalam bhee unheen ke saath rahe
Jo apnee fat.h ke nashshe men chuur nakhvat se
Dureeda-daamani-e-ahl-e-dil pe hanste hain
Fughaan-e-qaafila-e-muzmahil pe hanste hain
Zamin-e-sang se suraj ugane wale hath
Kise KHabar thi ki us shahr mein qalam honge
Jahan se parcham-e-dast-e-hunar buland hua
Zamin aqida-e-farda se lala-rang hui
Ufuq sitara-e-mehnat se arjmand hua
Aur ab ke bar qalam bhi unhin ke sath rahe
Jo apni fath ke nashshe mein chur naKHwat se
Durida-damani-e-ahl-e-dil pe hanste hain
Fughan-e-qafila-e-muzmahil pe hanste hain