bahruupnii ek gardan pe saikdon chehre
— Kaifi Azmi
Ek gardan pe saikDon chehre
Aur har chehre par hazaaron daagh
Aur har daagh band darvaaza
Raushnee in se aa nahin saktee
Raushnee in se jaa nahin saktee
Tang siina hai hauz masjid kaa
Dil wo duunaa pujaariyon ke ba.ad
ChaaTte rahte hain jise kutte
Kutte duunaa jo chaaT lete hain
Devtaaon ko kaaT lete hain
Jaane kis kokh ne janaa is ko
Jaane kis sehn men javaan huee
Jaane kis des se chalee kam-bakht
Vaise ye har zabaan boltee hai
Zakhm khiDkee kee tarah kholtee hai
Aur kahtee hai jhaank kar dil men
Teraa maz.hab, tiraa aziim khuda
Teree tahzeeb ke haseen sanam
Sab ko khatre ne aaj gheraa hai
Ba.ad un ke jahaan andheraa hai
Sard ho jaataa hai lahoo meraa
Band ho jaatee hain khulee aankhen
Aisaa lagtaa hai jaise dunya men
Sabhee dushman hain koi dost nahin
Mujh ko zinda nigal rahi hai zameen
Aisaa lagtaa hai raakshas koi
Ek gaagar kamar men laTkaa kar
Aasmaan par chaDhegaa aakhir-e-shab
Nuur sara nichoD laa.egaa
Mere taare bhee tod laa.egaa
Ye jo dhartee kaa phaT gaya siina
Aur baahar nikal paDe hain juloos
Mujh se kahte hain tum hamaare ho
Main agar in kaa hoon to main kya hoon
Main kisee kaa nahin hoon apna hoon
Mujh ko tanhaa.ee ne diyaa hai janam
Meraa sab kuch akele-pan se hai
Kaun poochhegaa mujh ko mele men
Saath jis din qadam baDhaa.oongaa
Chaal main apnee bhuul jaa.oongaa
Ye aur aise hee chand aur savaal
DhoonDne par bhee aaj tak mujh ko
Jin ke maan baap kaa milaa na suraagh
Zehn men ye unDel detee hai
Mujh ko muTThee men bhench letee hai
Chaahtaa hoon ki qatl kar duun ise
Vaar lekin jab is pe kartaa hoon
Mere siine pe zakhm ubharte hain
Mere maathe se Khoon Tapaktaa hai
Jaane kya meraa is kaa rishta hai
Aandhiyon men azaan dee main ne
Sankh phoonkaa andheree raaton men
Ghar ke baahar saleeb laTkaa.ee
Ek ik dar se us ko Thukraayaa
Shahr se duur jaa ke phenk aayaa
Aur elaan kar diyaa ki uTho
Barf see jam ga.ee hai seenon men
Garm boson se us ko pighlaa do
Kar lo jo bhee gunaah wo kam hai
Aaj kee raat jashn-e-aadam hai
Ye miree aasteen se niklee
Rakh diyaa dauD ke charaagh pe haath
Mal diyaa phir andheraa chehre par
HonT se dil kee baat lauT ga.ee
Dar tak aa ke baraat lauT ga.ee
Us ne mujh ko alag bulaa ke kahaa
Aaj kee zindagee kaa naam hai khauf
Khauf hee wo zameen hai jis men
Firqe ugte hain firqe palte hain
Dhaare saagar se kaT ke chalte hain
Khauf jab tak dilon men baaqee hai
Sirf chehra badalte rahnaa hai
Sirf lahja badalte rahnaa hai
Koee mujh ko miTaa nahin saktaa
Jashn-e-aadam manaa nahin saktaa
Ek gardan pe saikDon chehre
Aur har chehre par hazaron dagh
Aur har dagh band darwaza
Raushni in se aa nahin sakti
Raushni in se ja nahin sakti
Tang sina hai hauz masjid ka
Dil wo duna pujariyon ke baad
ChaTte rahte hain jise kutte
Kutte duna jo chaT lete hain
Dewtaon ko kaT lete hain
Jaane kis kokh ne jana is ko
Jaane kis sehn mein jawan hui
Jaane kis des se chali kam-baKHt
Waise ye har zaban bolti hai
ZaKHm khiDki ki tarah kholti hai
Aur kahti hai jhank kar dil mein
Tera mazhab, tera azim KHuda
Teri tahzib ke hasin sanam
Sab ko KHatre ne aaj ghera hai
Baad un ke jahan andhera hai
Sard ho jata hai lahu mera
Band ho jati hain khuli aankhen
Aisa lagta hai jaise duniya mein
Sabhi dushman hain koi dost nahin
Mujh ko zinda nigal rahi hai zamin
Aisa lagta hai rakshas koi
Ek gagar kamar mein laTka kar
Aasman par chaDhega aaKHir-e-shab
Nur sara nichoD laega
Mere tare bhi tod laega
Ye jo dharti ka phaT gaya sina
Aur bahar nikal paDe hain julus
Mujh se kahte hain tum hamare ho
Main agar in ka hun to main kya hun
Main kisi ka nahin hun apna hun
Mujh ko tanhai ne diya hai janam
Mera sab kuch akele-pan se hai
Kaun puchhega mujh ko mele mein
Sath jis din qadam baDhaunga
Chaal main apni bhul jaunga
Ye aur aise hi chand aur sawal
DhunDne par bhi aaj tak mujh ko
Jin ke man bap ka mila na suragh
Zehn mein ye unDel deti hai
Mujh ko muTThi mein bhench leti hai
Chahta hun ki qatl kar dun ise
War lekin jab is pe karta hun
Mere sine pe zaKHm ubharte hain
Mere mathe se KHun Tapakta hai
Jaane kya mera is ka rishta hai
Aandhiyon mein azan di main ne
Sankh phunka andheri raaton mein
Ghar ke bahar salib laTkai
Ek ek dar se us ko Thukraya
Shahr se dur ja ke phenk aaya
Aur elan kar diya ki uTho
Barf si jam gai hai sinon mein
Garm boson se us ko pighla do
Kar lo jo bhi gunah wo kam hai
Aaj ki raat jashn-e-adam hai
Ye meri aastin se nikli
Rakh diya dauD ke charagh pe hath
Mal diya phir andhera chehre par
HonT se dil ki baat lauT gai
Dar tak aa ke baraat lauT gai
Us ne mujh ko alag bula ke kaha
Aaj ki zindagi ka nam hai KHauf
KHauf hi wo zamin hai jis mein
Firqe ugte hain firqe palte hain
Dhaare sagar se kaT ke chalte hain
KHauf jab tak dilon mein baqi hai
Sirf chehra badalte rahna hai
Sirf lahja badalte rahna hai
Koi mujh ko miTa nahin sakta
Jashn-e-adam mana nahin sakta