badlii kaa chaand

Josh Malihabadi

Khursheed wo dekho Doob gaya zulmat kaa nishaan lahraane lagaa Mahtaab wo halke baadal se chaandee ke varaq barsaane lagaa Vo saanvle-pan par maidaan ke halkee see sabaahat dauD chalee ThoDaa saa ubhar kar baadal se wo chaand jabeen jhalkaane lagaa Lo phir wo ghaTaa.en chaak huiin zulmat kaa qadam tharraane lagaa Baadal men chhupaa to khol diye baadal men dareeche hiire ke Gardoon pe jo aayaa to gardoon Dariya kee tarah lahraane lagaa SimTee jo ghaTaa taareekee men chaandee ke safeene le ke chalaa Sankee jo havaa to baadal ke girdaab men ghote khaane lagaa Ghurfon se jo jhaankaa gardoon ke amvaaj kee nabzen tez huiin Halqon men jo dauDaa baadal ke kohsaar kaa sar chakraane lagaa Parda jo uThaayaa baadal kaa Dariya pe tabassum dauD gaya Chilman jo giraa.ee badlee kee maidaan kaa dil ghabraane lagaa Ubhraa to tajallee dauD ga.ee Duubaa to falak be-noor huaa Uljhaa to siyaahi dauDaa dee suljhaa to ziyaa barsaane lage Kyaa kaavish-e-noor-o-zulmat hai kya qaid hai kya aazaadee hai Insaan kee taDaptee fitrat kaa mafhoom samajh men aane lagaa KHurshid wo dekho Dub gaya zulmat ka nishan lahrane laga Mahtab wo halke baadal se chandi ke waraq barsane laga Wo sanwle-pan par maidan ke halki si sabahat dauD chali ThoDa sa ubhar kar baadal se wo chand jabin jhalkane laga Lo phir wo ghaTaen chaak huin zulmat ka qadam tharrane laga Baadal mein chhupa to khol diye baadal mein dariche hire ke Gardun pe jo aaya to gardun dariya ki tarah lahrane laga SimTi jo ghaTa tariki mein chandi ke safine le ke chala Sanki jo hawa to baadal ke girdab mein ghote khane laga Ghurfon se jo jhanka gardun ke amwaj ki nabzen tez huin Halqon mein jo dauDa baadal ke kohsar ka sar chakrane laga Parda jo uThaya baadal ka dariya pe tabassum dauD gaya Chilman jo girai badli ki maidan ka dil ghabrane laga Ubhra to tajalli dauD gai Duba to falak be-nur hua Uljha to siyahi dauDa di suljha to ziya barsane lage Kya kawish-e-nur-o-zulmat hai kya qaid hai kya aazadi hai Insan ki taDapti fitrat ka mafhum samajh mein aane laga