fan paara
— Jaun Eliya
Ye kitaabon kee saf-ba-saf jilden
Kaaghazon kaa fuzool isteema.al
Raushnaa.ee kaa shaandaar israaf
Seedhe seedhe se kuch siyah dhabbe
Jin kee taujeeh aaj tak na huee
Chand khush-zauq kam-naseebon ne
Basar auqaat ke liye shaayad
Ye lakeeren bikher Daalee hain
Kitnee hee be-qusoor naslon ne
In ko paDhne ke jurm men taa-umr
Le ke kashkool-e-ilm-o-hikmat-o-fan
Koo-ba-koo jaan kee bhiik maangee hai
Aah ye waqt kaa azaab-e-aleem
Vaqt khallaaq be-shu.oor qadeem
Saaree taareefen un andheron kee
Jin men partav na koi parchhaa.een
Aah ye zindagee kee tanhaa.ee
Sochnaa aur sochte rahnaa
Chand ma.asoom paagalon kee sazaa
Aaj main ne bhee soch rakkhaa hai
Vaqt se intiqaam lene ko
Yoonhee taa-shaam saade kaaghaz par
TeDhe TeDhe khutoot kheenche jaa.en
Ye kitabon ki saf-ba-saf jilden
Kaghazon ka fuzul istimal
Raushnai ka shandar israf
Sidhe sidhe se kuch siyah dhabbe
Jin ki taujih aaj tak na hui
Chand KHush-zauq kam-nasibon ne
Basar auqat ke liye shayad
Ye lakiren bikher Dali hain
Kitni hi be-qusur naslon ne
In ko paDhne ke jurm mein ta-umr
Le ke kashkul-e-ilm-o-hikmat-o-fan
Ku-ba-ku jaan ki bhik mangi hai
Aah ye waqt ka azab-e-alim
Waqt KHallaq be-shuur qadim
Sari tarifen un andheron ki
Jin mein partaw na koi parchhain
Aah ye zindagi ki tanhai
Sochna aur sochte rahna
Chand masum pagalon ki saza
Aaj main ne bhi soch rakkha hai
Waqt se intiqam lene ko
Yunhi ta-sham sade kaghaz par
TeDhe TeDhe KHutut khinche jaen